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Going at a Stone Wall (Primary Title)
Some Will and Some Won't; or, A Lesson on Hunting. (Series Title)

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

Date:

1821

Culture:

English

Category:

Works On Paper
Prints

Medium:

Hand-colored etching on wove paper

Collection:

European Art

Dimensions:

Sheet: 11 1/16 × 15 in. (28.1 × 38.1 cm)
Plate: 9 5/8 × 11 13/16 in. (24.45 × 30 cm)
Image: 7 3/16 × 10 1/4 in. (18.26 × 26.04 cm)

Object Number:

85.1303.6

Location:

Not on view

Additional Information

Inscription:

Printed beneath image in center: GOING AT A STONE WALL./ London, Pub.1st. August,1821, by S.& J. Fuller, at their Sporting Gallery, 34, Rathbone Place. Inscribed in graphite on verso, upper left: "HRH 12 / 26A"; in center: "88"

Credit Line:

Paul Mellon Collection

Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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Going at a Stone Wall (Primary Title)Some Will and Some Won't; or, A Lesson on Hunting. (Series Title)

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

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Going at a Stone Wall (Primary Title)
Some Will and Some Won't; or, A Lesson on Hunting. (Series Title)