Morning. Turning out in Prime Twig. Doing the Least You Can (Primary Title)
Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done (Series Title)

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

1818
English
Prints
Works On Paper
Hand-colored aquatint with touches of etching on wove paper
Sheet: 10 7/16 × 14 1/4 in. (26.51 × 36.2 cm)
Plate: 7 15/16 × 9 9/16 in. (20.16 × 24.29 cm)
Image: 6 3/16 × 8 7/16 in. (15.72 × 21.43 cm)
85.1265.1
Not on view
Printed beneath image in center: MORNING. {Turning out in Prime Twig. / doing the least you can. / London Published, April, 5th. 1818. by S.&J. Fuller. 34. Rathbone Place. Inscribed in graphite in upper right corner: 8. Inscribed in graphite on verso: "HRH 12 / 7" and "26" (in circle).
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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