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Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British, "By - he'll get to the Earth...", 1827
- Title:
"By - he'll get to the Earth..."
- Date:
- 1827
- Medium:
- Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper mounted to card
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 × 10 1/2 inches (20.3 × 26.7 cm), Mount: 11 3/4 × 13 3/4 inches (29.8 × 34.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in artist's hand top in gaphite: "By --- he it get to the Earths -- you at him Hanibal -- push him along Tom boy you [...] you [...] forward"; in artist's hand bottom left in graphite; "H Alken | 1827"
Signed in artist's hand: "H Alken 1827"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2001.2.408
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- dogs (animals) | equestrian | horse (animal) | sporting art
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46079
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