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Symptoms of Sporting friends likely to go together (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
European Art
Sheet: 9 13/16 × 13 5/8 in. (24.92 × 34.61 cm)
Plate: 8 3/8 × 9 3/4 in. (21.27 × 24.77 cm)
85.1268.40
Not on view
Printed above image upper center: "SYMPTOMS." Printed within image, upper left: "of Sporting friends likely -- to go together."; upper right: "of a Double Entendre."; lower left: "of Sporting friends likely -- to Separate."; lower right: "of -- sure to hit the mark." Printed beneath image, lower left: "Heny. Alken, Del."; lower center: "London, Published by Thomas Mc.Lean; Repository of Wit & Humour, 26, Haymarket,1822." Inscribed in graphite on verso: "Pencil Sketch / is 16 / 20A/1", "HRH 16 / 20A/2", "63" and "with original above"
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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