[Untitled plate with several inscribed vignettes] (Primary Title)
Moments of Fancy (Series Title)
Henry Thomas Alken, English, 1785–1851 (Artist)
Printed above images upper center: MOMENTS OF FANCY. Printed above vignette, upper left: "Who would bear the many shocks that / Flesh is heir to;"; upper right: "He fram'd a melting lay, / to try her heart:" and "It's all my Eye." Printed beneath vignett in center: "Soho, there!" Printed above vignette lower left: "Odds." and "at Newmarket." Printed beneath vignette lower right: "To ride is easy, but to ride with grace!" Printed beneath images lower left: Hy. Alken, Delt. Printed beneath image in center: London, Published by Thos. Mc.Lean: Repository of Wit & Humour. 26. Haymarket, 1822. Inscribed in graphite on verso: HRH 16 / 43 / 1.
Paul Mellon Collection
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