Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British, Hussar with High Plume in His Helmet, Mounted on a Horse, With High Held Swishing Tail, undated
- Title:
- Hussar with High Plume in His Helmet, Mounted on a Horse, With High Held Swishing Tail
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite and red chalk on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 5/16 × 5 1/8 inches (18.6 × 13 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen with brown ink, upper left: "An English 2 [t?]ail'd Bashaw"; inscribed in pen with brown ink, lower center: "Learn to show your Charges well -- the better to show yourself"
Watermark: J W III
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2001.2.444
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- helmet | horse (animal) | Hussards | military art | soldiers
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46874
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