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I Say My Hearty Chap... (Primary Title)
A Few Ideas; Being Hints to All Would-Be Meltonians (Series Title)

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

1826
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Hand-colored soft-ground etching on wove paper with a watermark
European Art
Sheet: 14 1/8 × 10 3/8 in. (35.88 × 26.35 cm)
Plate: 10 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (27.31 × 20.96 cm)
Image: 8 7/16 × 7 3/16 in. (21.43 × 18.26 cm)
85.1306.10
Not on view
Printed beneath image lower left: Hy. Alken. Delt. Printed beneath image in center: I say my hearty chap have you any IDEA what ought to be done / in the present case./ London. Published by Thos. Mc.Lean. 20. Tichborne Stt. Haymkt. 1826. Inscribed in graphite on verso: "HRH 16 / 28A" and "82"
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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