Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Title:
Drawing for "Specimens of Riding Near London:" Fancy - View Near Gray's Inn Road
Date:
between 1809 and 1823
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/16 × 8 7/8 inches (16 × 22.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "16.10A"; inscribed in graphite, verso, upper right: "2"; inscribed in graphite, verso, center left: "5"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "HRH 16-2"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.565
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
horses (animals) | sporting art | whip | men | horseback riders | horseback riding | trotting
Associated Places:
Europe | United Kingdom | England | Greater London | London
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46933