Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British, Illustration to R.S. Surtees', "Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities": Title page, undated
- Title:
- Illustration to R.S. Surtees', "Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities": Title page
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite and watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 3/8 × 5 11/16 inches (21.3 × 14.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper center: "THE | JAUNTS AND JOLLITIES | OF THAT | RENOWNED SPORTING CITIZEN"; inscribed in graphite, center: "Mr. JOHN JORROCKS | of St. BOTOLPH LANE AND GREAT CORAM STREET"; inscribed in graphite, lower center: "HIGHLY ILLUSTRATED"; inscribed in graphite, verso, upper left: "1000.00 M" | L55.55"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "HRH. 10-30A."
Watermark: J Whatman | 18[?]
Signed in graphite, lower left: "H. Aken"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2001.2.528
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- celebration | drinking | genre subject | illustration | literary theme | men | table | text | title page | toasting glasses
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Dudley Snelgrove, British Sporting and Animal Prints 1658-1874: A Catalogue, The Paul Mellon Collection , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 1981, NE960.3 G7 B75 + Oversize (Mellon Shelf) (YCBA) [YCBA]
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