Title page (Primary Title)
Specimens of Riding near London, Drawn from Life (Series Title)

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

1823
English
Prints
Works On Paper
Letterpress on wove paper with a watermark: BALSTON & Co / 1821
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 12 1/2 in. (23.81 × 31.75 cm)
85.1269a
Not on view
Printed in center of page: SPECIMENS OF RIDING / NEAR LONDON, / Drawn from Life, / BY / HENRY ALKEN. / LONDON: / PUBLISHED BY THOMAS M'LEAN, / Repository of Wit and Humour, / 26, HAYMARKET. / 1823. Inscribed in graphite on verso: "HRH 16 / 1/1" and "1"
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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