Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Title:
Symptoms: of to be Sold, of Despair, of Who is There, of Sold and Had Him a Week
Date:
between 1818 and 1822
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/8 × 8 7/8 inches (18.1 × 22.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "4"; inscribed in graphite, verso, center left: "of to be sold", inscribed in graphite, verso, center right: "of Despair"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "of Who is there"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "of Had him a Week"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.420
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
woman | jockey | horseback riding | suicide | men | horseback riders | whip | handgun | genre subject | table | candle | sporting art | horses (animals)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46857