"Symptoms"; One of three wrappers for a set of 41 prints and accompanying title page. (Primary Title)

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

1823
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Letterpress on brown cartridge paper backed by heavy card stock
Overall: 9 13/16 × 14 3/16 in. (24.92 × 36.04 cm)
85.1268c
Not on view
Printed in center of front cover: "SYMPTOMS, /BY / HENRY ALKEN. / LONDON: / PUBLISHED BY THOMAS M'LEAN, / Repository of Wit and Humour, / No. 26, HAYMARKET. / 1823. / Price Twelve Shillings." Inscribed in ink on front cover, upper center: "6" and "Wm Stuart". Inscribed in graphite on back of front cover, upper left: "16" (partially obscured by old hinge) and "2" (circled).
Paul Mellon Collection
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