Symptoms of unwelcome guests (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
Sheet: 9 13/16 × 13 11/16 in. (24.92 × 34.77 cm)
Plate: 8 1/16 × 10 5/8 in. (20.48 × 26.99 cm)
85.1268.29
Not on view
Printed above image upper center: "SYMPTOMS." Printed within image, upper left: "of unwelcome guests."; upper right: "of being off the Curb"; lower left: "A Consultation of Physicians." and "of can't exactly say."; lower right: "A Consultation of Lawyers." and "won't exactly say." Printed beneath image, lower left: "H.Alken del.et sculp."; lower center: "London, Published by Thomas Mc.Lean, Haymarket, 1822." Inscribed in graphite on verso: "HRH 16 / 18/2" and "60"
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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