The Passage of a Cab (Primary Title)
A Few Ideas; Being Hints to All Would-Be Whips (Series Title)

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

1827
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Hand-colored soft-ground etching on wove paper with a watermark
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (26.04 × 36.2 cm)
Plate: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.64 × 25.4 cm)
Image: 6 9/16 × 9 in. (16.67 × 22.86 cm)
85.1308.2
Not on view
Printed above image upper center: THE PASSAGE OF A CAB. Printed beneath image lower left: Hy. Alken. Delt. Printed beneath image in center: I say Captain I have an IDEA we have run foul of several things in our passage/ London, Published by Thos. Mc.Lean. 26, Haymarket. 1827. Inscribed in graphite on verso: "HRH 16 / 30" and "87"
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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