Going at a Fence (Primary Title)
Some Will and Some Won't; or, A Lesson on Hunting. (Series Title)

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

1821
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Hand-colored etching on wove paper
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 15 in. (28.26 × 38.1 cm)
Plate: 9 3/4 × 11 15/16 in. (24.77 × 30.32 cm)
Image: 7 3/16 × 10 7/16 in. (18.26 × 26.51 cm)
85.1303.2
Not on view
Printed beneath image in center: GOING AT A FENCE./ London, Pub 1st. August.1821, by S. & J. Fuller, at their Sporting Gallery, 34, Rathbone Place. Inscribed in graphite on verso, upper left: "HRH 12 / 24A"; in center: "84" (upside down).
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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