Materials & Techniques: graphite / Creator: Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851 / Subject Terms: fields

1. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting Over a Difficulty

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1848 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 9/16 × 10 11/16 inches (19.2 × 27.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting Dead Beat

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1848 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/8 × 10 11/16 inches (19.4 × 27.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Two Pointers, Facing Right with a Sportsman

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/16 × 11 inches (23.3 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. The Leicestershire Hunt - A Struggle for the Start

Creator:: Possibly Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, gouache, pen and brown ink, black ink, and gray ink on thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 22 7/16 inches (23.5 × 57 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. The Leicestershire Hunt - The First Ten Minutes - Shaking off the Cocktails

Creator:: Possibly Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, gouache, pen and brown ink, black ink, and gray ink on thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 22 1/8 inches (22.9 × 56.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Steeplechasing: The Start

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 15/16 × 6 1/8 inches (25.2 × 15.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. "Sporting Notions": 'It's My Notion That This is the Only Way to Get Her Along'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1831 and 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and red chalk on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/8 × 8 1/8 inches (16.2 × 20.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting into a Difficulty

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: between 1848 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 9/16 × 10 11/16 inches (19.2 × 27.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Full Cry

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 13 7/16 inches (23.5 × 34.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Going Along a Slapping Pace...'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 7/8 inches (20.6 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Foxhunting: Full Cry

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite and gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 12 3/8 inches (23.7 × 31.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Foxhunting: The Death

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/16 × 12 3/8 inches (23.3 × 31.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Foxhunting: Drawing a Cover

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, graphite, and gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/8 × 12 7/16 inches (23.8 × 31.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. The Leicestershire Hunt - Symptoms of a Skurry in a Pewy Country

Creator:: Possibly Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, graphite, gouache, pen and brown ink, and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/16 × 22 11/16 inches (23.3 × 57.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. "Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Afternoon. Returning Home in Fine Trim. Doing the Most you Can

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/16 × 9 3/16 inches (15.4 × 23.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. "Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Doing it Somehow

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 × 9 1/8 inches (15.2 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. The Death: Yokels Watching in Foreground

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 13 1/8 inches (23.2 × 33.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Steeplechasing: The Field Coming up to a Ditch

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 × 16 3/16 inches (25.1 × 41.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Steeplechasing: Five Riders Galloping Right

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 × 16 1/8 inches (25.1 × 41 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Steeplechasing: Three Riders Taking a Brook, Spectators on Right

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 7/16 × 14 11/16 inches (26.5 × 37.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Steeplechasing: Four Riders Taking a Ditch and an Oxer

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 15/16 × 16 3/16 inches (25.2 × 41.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Faceing a Brook Verifying the Old Adage, Look Before You Leap'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/16 × 10 7/8 inches (20.5 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Foxhunting: Gone Away

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 12 3/8 inches (23.7 × 31.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" `Returning Home in Triumph. He Disdain'd a Slothful Easey Life; so Took to Hunting'

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 × 10 5/8 inches (20.3 × 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Foxhunting: The Leap

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 12 1/2 inches (23.7 × 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Topping a Flight of Rails and Coming Well into the Next Field

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache and graphite on medium, slightly textured, wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 11 1/4 inches (21 × 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Francis P. Garvan, Yale BA 1897, in memory of Harry Payne Whitney, Yale BA 1894, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery, Whitney Sporting Art Collection

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1. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting Over a Difficulty

2. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting Dead Beat

3. Two Pointers, Facing Right with a Sportsman

4. The Leicestershire Hunt - A Struggle for the Start

5. The Leicestershire Hunt - The First Ten Minutes - Shaking off the Cocktails

6. Steeplechasing: The Start

7. "Sporting Notions": 'It's My Notion That This is the Only Way to Get Her Along'

8. "Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting into a Difficulty

9. Full Cry

10. "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Going Along a Slapping Pace...'

11. Foxhunting: Full Cry

12. Foxhunting: The Death

13. Foxhunting: Drawing a Cover

14. The Leicestershire Hunt - Symptoms of a Skurry in a Pewy Country

15. "Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Afternoon. Returning Home in Fine Trim. Doing the Most you Can

16. "Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Doing it Somehow

17. The Death: Yokels Watching in Foreground

18. Steeplechasing: The Field Coming up to a Ditch

19. Steeplechasing: Five Riders Galloping Right

20. Steeplechasing: Three Riders Taking a Brook, Spectators on Right

21. Steeplechasing: Four Riders Taking a Ditch and an Oxer

22. "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Faceing a Brook Verifying the Old Adage, Look Before You Leap'

23. Foxhunting: Gone Away

24. "Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" `Returning Home in Triumph. He Disdain'd a Slothful Easey Life; so Took to Hunting'

25. Foxhunting: The Leap

26. Topping a Flight of Rails and Coming Well into the Next Field