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As the Thing Used to be Done: Rider Cantering, With Hound (Primary Title)

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

Date:

19th century

Culture:

English

Category:

Drawings
Works On Paper

Medium:

graphite and watercolor on wove paper with a watermark: J WHATMAN/ 1820

Collection:

European Art

Dimensions:

Sheet: 10 1/8 × 13 3/4 in. (25.72 × 34.93 cm)
Mount: 13 1/8 × 16 7/8 in. (33.34 × 42.86 cm)
Mat: 16 × 22 in. (40.64 × 55.88 cm)

Object Number:

85.1122.4

Location:

Not on view

Additional Information

Signature:

Signed in graphite lower left: H. Alken

Inscription:

Inscribed in graphite upper left: As the thing used to be done. Inscribed in graphite on verso: HRH 10-2. Inscribed in graphite on mount, lower right: H. ALKEN.

Credit Line:

Paul Mellon Collection

Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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As the Thing Used to be Done: Rider Cantering, With Hound (Primary Title)

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

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