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Going along a Slapping Pace (Primary Title)
Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders (Series Title)
The Reverse of Sporting Phrases; from the Work entitled Indispensable Accomplishments (Alternate Title)

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

1815
English
Prints
Works On Paper
Hand-colored etching on wove paper
European Art
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 15 1/8 in. (27.62 × 38.42 cm)
Plate: 8 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (22.54 × 30.16 cm)
Image: 7 7/16 × 10 5/8 in. (18.89 × 26.99 cm)
85.1300.1
Not on view
Printed beneath image in center: 1. Going along a slapping pace; for the very same reason, that a Criminal goes to Gaol. and at the end of / your Career; the only difference is that you finish yours with Honour and the acclamation of your friends./ London, Published 1st. Septr. 1815, by S & J Fuller, 34, Rathbone Place. Inscribed in graphite on verso: "HRH 12 / 1" and "2" (in circle).
Paul Mellon Collection
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