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The Death (Primary Title)

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

Date:

19th century

Culture:

English

Category:

Works On Paper
Prints

Medium:

Hand-colored aquatint and etching, with touches of stipple engraving on wove paper

Collection:

European Art

Dimensions:

Sheet (Trimmed inside platemark.): 13 7/8 × 18 3/4 in. (35.24 × 47.63 cm)
Image: 11 1/4 × 16 1/2 in. (28.58 × 41.91 cm)

Object Number:

85.1347.4

Location:

Not on view

Additional Information

Marks:

Stamp on verso: PAUL MELLON COLLECTION

Inscription:

Printed beneath image lower left: Drawn by H. ALKEN Junr. Printed beneath image lower right: Engraved by C.HUNT. Printed beneath image in center: Published by G.S.TREGEAR,123, Cheapside, London./ THE DEATH. Inscribed in graphite on verso lower right: "c" (in circle) and "22"

Credit Line:

Paul Mellon Collection

Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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The Death (Primary Title)

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

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