Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Title:
Duck Shooting
Date:
ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
10 1/4 x 12 3/8 inches (26 x 31.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Signed, lower left: "H Alken"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.130
Classification:
Paintings
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Subject Terms:
ducks | grayhounds | dogs (animals) | dogs (animals) | bird | sporting art | costume | rifle | shotgun | hunting | hunt | hunter | sportsman
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Sojourn at Home: Sporting Paintings from the Paul Mellon Bequest at the Yale Center for British Art (National Sporting Library and Museum, 2002-10-04 - 2003-03-28)
Publications:
Judy Egerton, British Sporting and Animal Paintings 1655-1867 : A Catalogue : The Paul Mellon Collection, , Tate Publishing, London, 1978, p. 252, no. 272, ND1383 G7 B75 OVERSIZE (YCBA)

Richard Green, Richard Green catalogue : Annual exhibition of sporting paintings : 8-31 October 1970, Richard Green Gallery, London, October 8, 1970 - October 31, 1970, lot 9, DealerCat Richard Green (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:40726