Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Title:
Symptoms: of Up With a Down Prospect, of Down with an Up Prospect, of Learning to Trot, of a Hard Mouth.
Date:
between 1818 and 1822
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 9/16 × 9 1/8 inches (19.2 × 23.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, verso: upper left: "of up with a down prospect"; in black ink, center left: "of Down with an up prospect"; lower right: "of a hard mouth"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.417
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
horseback riding | trotting | galloping | crash | men | horseback riders | genre subject | hats | sporting art | bull | horses (animals) | falling
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46855