Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Title:
Drawing for "Specimens of Riding near London:" The Pleasure of Riding in Company. One Would Stop if the Other Could
Date:
between 1809 and 1823
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 3/4 × 9 1/8 inches (17.1 × 23.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "London | V"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.566
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
horses (animals) | reins | sporting art | galloping | horseback riding | horseback riders | men
Associated Places:
Europe | England | United Kingdom | London | Greater London
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46934