Original label for "Alken's Characteristic Sketches of Hunting and Sporting" (Primary Title)

Henry Thomas Alken, English, 1785–1851 (Artist)

1825
English
Prints
Works On Paper
Heavy paper printed in letterpress using black and gold ink.
Sheet: 2 5/16 × 3 3/8 in. (5.87 × 8.57 cm)
85.1270a
Not on view
Made to emulate embossed leather.
Printed in center in gold ink: ALKEN'S / CHARACTERISTIC / SKETCHES / OF / HUNTING, / AND / SPORTING. / 12 PLATES. / Price 12s." Inscribed in graphite on verso, upper left: "14" and "16A / 40A"
Paul Mellon Collection
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