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Henry Thomas Alken

By the Lord Harry my Chestnut Horse Can Almost Fly

Description

Maker

Henry Thomas Alken (British, 1785-1851), designer

Title

By the Lord Harry my Chestnut Horse Can Almost Fly
Hunting Qualifications

Year

late 1700s-mid 1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

hand coloring, aquatint

Supports

Dimensions

26.7 x 32.5 cm (10 1/2 x 12 13/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:in pencil inscribed, LR:15.00 eachVerso:Inscribed, LL:C1667In Plate--Inscribed, LL: H. Alken.del. et sculp. ; titled, LC:By the Lord Harry my Chestnut Horse can almost fly. ; inscribed, UC:HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS. ; numbered, UR:Plate 2.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.716

Type

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Tombstone

Henry Thomas Alken (British, 1785-1851), designer
By the Lord Harry my Chestnut Horse Can Almost Fly; Hunting Qualifications, late 1700s-mid 1800s
etching; aquatint; hand coloring
26.7 x 32.5 cm (10 1/2 x 12 13/16 inches) (plate)
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers 84.198.716

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