Symptoms of how do you do (Primary Title)
Symptoms (Series Title)

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

1822
English
Prints
Works On Paper
Hand-colored soft-ground etching on wove paper with a watermark: J WHATMAN / TURKEYMILL / 1821
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 13 5/8 in. (25.08 × 34.61 cm)
Plate: 8 1/8 × 9 3/4 in. (20.64 × 24.77 cm)
85.1268.24
Not on view
Printed above image upper center: "SYMPTOMS." Printed within image, upper left: "of how do you do" and "of I should not have Known you"; upper center: "of my Lud"; upper right: "of easing a Patient"; lower left: "of a loose Rein"; lower center: "of Wohey"; lower right: "of Tightin hand" Printed beneath image, lower left: "H.Alken del et sculp."; lower center: "London, Published by Thos. Mc.Lean, 26, Hay Market, 1822." Inscribed in graphite on verso: "HRH 16 / 8A/1" and "24"
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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