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I Say Old Furnace... (Primary Title)
A Few Ideas; Being Hints to All Would-Be Meltonians (Series Title)

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

1826
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Hand-colored soft-ground etching on wove paper with a watermark: J WHATMAN / 1825
European Art
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 10 9/16 in. (36.2 × 26.83 cm)
Plate: 10 3/8 × 8 3/16 in. (26.35 × 20.8 cm)
Image: 8 5/16 × 7 1/16 in. (21.11 × 17.94 cm)
85.1306.6
Not on view
Printed beneath image lower left: Hy. Alken. Delt. Printed beneath image in center: I say old Furnace, have you any IDEA how far it is to Melton?--yes I have, / it is rather better than 22 miles, I take it./ London. Published by Thos. Mc.Lean, 26. Haymarket. 1826. Inscribed in graphite on verso: "HRH 16 / 25" and "77".
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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