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A View in Regent's Park, 1831 (Primary Title)
The Progress of Steam: Alken's Illustration of Modern Prophecy (Series Title)

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

1828
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Hand-colored etching and aquatint on wove paper
European Art
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 13 1/4 in. (27.62 × 33.66 cm)
Plate: 10 3/8 × 12 3/4 in. (26.35 × 32.39 cm)
Image: 8 7/16 × 10 5/8 in. (21.43 × 26.99 cm)
Other (matted): 16 × 22 in. (40.64 × 55.88 cm)
85.1319
Not on view
Printed above image, upper center: THE PROGRESS OF STEAM. / Alken's Illustration of Modern Prophecy. Printed beneath image in center: A VIEW IN REGENT'S PARK, 1831./ London, Pubd, Feby, 20, 1828, by S & J. Fuller, at their Sporting Gallery, 34, Rathbone Place.
Paul Mellon Collection
Catching Sight: The World of British Sporting Print, VMFA, August 31, 2013 - July 13, 2014
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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