Down Charge (Primary Title)
Field Sports and Pastimes (Series Title)
After, Henry Thomas Alken, English, 1785–1851 (Artist)
Printed above image in center: FIELD SPORTS & PASTIMES. Printed above image upper right: Pl. 4. Printed beneath image lower left: B.T. Esqr. Delt. [Ben Tally-ho, pseudonym of Alken]. Printed beneath image in center: Down. Charge. / Good Masters harm us not-- We have stolen nought-- nor would / not tho' we had found Gold strewed o' the floor-- Here's money for our meat: / Shakespeare. / London, Published by Thos. Mc.Lean, 26, Haymarket. [paper thinned, possily scraped to remove data, probably date]. Inscribed in graphite on verso: "HRH 12 / 30A" and "102".
Paul Mellon Collection
Catching Sight: The World of British Sporting Print, VMFA, August 31, 2013 - July 13, 2014
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