Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Title:
Steeplechasing: Four Riders Taking a Ditch and an Oxer
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 16 3/16 inches (25.2 × 41.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper left: "10 | 20/2"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "HRH. 10 - 20."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.506
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
horses (animals) | fields | horse racing | jumping | falling | sporting art | landscape | whips (animal equipment) | ditch | fence | hedge | horseback riding | galloping | race (event) | jockeys | horseback riders | men
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Thrill of the 'Chace: Steeplechasing in Art (National Sporting Library and Museum, 2020-09-09 - 2021-03-22)
Publications:
Thrill of the 'chace : steeplechase in art, National Sporting Library and Museum, Middleburg : VA, p. 22-23, SF359 .P44 2020 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:47181