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The Remains of a Stanhope (Primary Title)
A Few Ideas; Being Hints to All Would-Be Whips (Series Title)

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

1827
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Hand-colored soft-ground etching on wove paper
European Art
Sheet: 10 3/16 × 14 1/4 in. (25.88 × 36.2 cm)
Plate: 7 7/8 × 10 in. (20 × 25.4 cm)
Image: 6 5/8 × 9 in. (16.83 × 22.86 cm)
85.1308.3
Not on view
Printed above image upper center: THE REMAINS OF A STANHOPE. Printed beneath image lower left: Hy. Alken, Delt. Printed beneath image in center: I say my clever feller, have you an IDEA you can make this thing capable of progression?/ London. Published by Thos. Mc.Lean, 26, Haymarket,1827. Inscribed in graphite on verso: "88" and "HRH 16 / 31A".
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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