Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British, "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Faceing a Brook Verifying the Old Adage, Look Before You Leap', undated
- Title:
- "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Faceing a Brook Verifying the Old Adage, Look Before You Leap'
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 1/16 × 10 7/8 inches (20.5 × 27.6 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 7 15/16 × 10 11/16 inches (20.2 × 27.1 cm), Image: 7 1/2 × 10 11/16 inches (19.1 × 27.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen with black ink, lower center: "Faceing a Brook verifying the old Adage. Look before you Leap"; inscribed in graphite, verso, center: "23"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "HRH 12 - 4A."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2001.2.535
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- brook | falling | fields | horseback riders | horseback riding | horses (animals) | hunt | hunters | hunting | jumping | leaping | men | sporting art | water
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:47201
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