Surpris'd (Primary Title)
Specimens of Riding near London, Drawn from Life (Series Title)

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

1821 or later
English
Prints
Works On Paper
Hand-colored soft-ground etching on wove paper
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 12 7/16 in. (23.81 × 31.59 cm)
Plate: 7 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (19.69 × 24.77 cm)
Image: 6 15/16 × 8 15/16 in. (17.62 × 22.7 cm)
85.1269.11
Not on view
Printed beneath image lower left: H Alken del et Sc. Printed beneath image in center: Surpris'd./ London, Published Aug.1st. 1821. by Thomas Mc.Lean, Haymarket. Inscribed in graphite on verso: "HRH 16 / 3/1" and "9"
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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