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Symptoms of being drawn (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: 7 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (19.69 × 24.77 cm)
85.1268.6
Not on view
Printed above image upper center: "SYMPTOMS." Printed within image, upper left: "of being drawn"; upper center: "of a fine Song"; upper right: "of troting [sic]"; left center: "of being in"; right center: "of being out"; lower left: "of a Recoil" Printed beneath image, lower left: "Henry Alken delt. et sculpt."; lower center: "London, Published by Thomas Mc.Lean, Hay Market, 1822." Inscribed in graphite on verso: "16 / 10/1 / is Pencil / Drawing", "HRH 16 / 10/2", "33" and "with original above"
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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