Image
Henry Thomas Alken, designer
Moments of Fancy, 1822
Description
Maker
- Henry Thomas Alken, 1785-1851, British, designer
- Thomas McLean, publisher
Title
Moments of Fancy
Year
1822
Medium
soft-ground etching; hand coloring
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Dimensions
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24.3 x 34.3 cm (9 5/8 x 13 1/2 inches) (plate)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Original--Verso: inscribed in pencil in LL corner:9/30/70 A-Z/Michel; inscribed in LR:NLXX; inscribed in LL of mount:9/30/70 A-2/MICHELIn Plate--titled in UC:MOMENTS OF FANCY./ A Phaeton and Four.; inscribed in LL:H..y Alken, Del†; inscribed in LC:Apollo was Foolish....He could not do more,/Than trust such a fool...with a Phaeton & four./London, Published by Tho.,s McLean: Repository of Wit & Humour, 26 Haymarket 1822
Type
Credit
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Museum Works of Art Fund
Object Number
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70.136
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