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

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

Date:

1821

Culture:

English

Category:

Works On Paper
Prints

Medium:

Hand-colored etching on wove paper

Collection:

European Art

Dimensions:

Sheet: 11 × 15 in. (27.94 × 38.1 cm)
Plate: 9 × 12 in. (22.86 × 30.48 cm)
Image: 7 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (18.42 × 26.67 cm)

Object Number:

85.1303.4

Location:

Not on view

Additional Information

Inscription:

Printed beneath image in center: GOING AT A CHALK PIT, GRAVEL PIT OR RIVER./ London, Pub. 1st. August 1821, by S. & J. Fuller, at their Sporting Gallery, 34, Rathbone Place. Inscribed in graphite on verso: "HRH 12 / 25A", "87" (struck through), and "86."

Credit Line:

Paul Mellon Collection

Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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

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

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