Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Title:
"Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Doing the Down Leap
Date:
1818
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 15/16 × 9 1/8 inches (15.1 × 23.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "HRH 12-8."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.542
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
jumping | leaping | falling | horses (animals) | fence | hat | whip | sporting art | landscape | hunting | hunt | horseback riding | men | hunters | horseback riders | hill | cliff
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46917