SLEDGING SHOOTING FOR FOWL AQUATINT BY HENRY ALKEN

 

 

SLEDGING SHOOTING FOR FOWL


BY

HENRY THOMAS ALKEN

FOR
"THE NATIONAL SPORTS OF GREAT BRITAIN"

 PUBLISHED BY THOMAS McLEAN, HAYMARKET, LONDON.
PRINTED BY HOWLETT AND BRIMMER 1825

 

 

AQUATINT WITH SUPERB BRIGHT ORIGINAL HAND COLOUR DATED 1824.

THIS IS A GENUINE  ANTIQUE AQUATINT FROM THE ORIGINAL PUBLICATION "THE NATIONAL SPORTS OF GREAT BRITAIN" PUBLISHED IN 1825.

"ALKEN HIMSELF SEEMS TO HAVE DRAWN IN COLOURS AND ENGRAVED THE PLATES.... WHICH ARE PARTICULARLY PLEASING.... (C.F.G.R. SCHWERDT)" 

THE MEASUREMENTS ARE APPROX  8.5 x 5.5 ins (21.5 x 14 cms) WITH GOOD BORDERS. 

THIS 190 YEAR OLD AQUATINT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO FAULTS.

 

 

HENRY THOMAS ALKEN (1788-1851) 
THE MOST FAMOUS OF THE ALKEN FAMILY OF ARTISTS WHO SPECIALISED IN SPORTING, STEEPLECHASING AND COACHING SCENES. HE WORKED IN BOTH OIL AND WATERCOLOUR BUT IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS SPORTING PRINTS. 
HIS ILLUSTRATIONS CAN BE SEEN IN THE PRINT DEPARTMENT OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
 

 

 

 

 

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