The Meeting, Kirby Gate (after Henry Thomas Alken)
Thomas Sutherland (1785-1838)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
20 Mar 1824
Materials
Paper
Measurements
330 x 840 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286160.1
Summary
Print, coloured aquatint, The Meeting, Kirby Gate (after Henry Thomas Alken) by Thomas Sutherland (1785-1838). First of a set of four coloured aquatints called 'The Leicestershire Covers'. See card D/272a-d for further details. a) 'The Meeting, Kirby Gate'. The centre of the plate is taken up by a busy scene of horses, hounds and huntsmen, with two horse-drawn vehicles to the far right of the picture. In the background are well-known landmarks which are named at the bottom of the picture.
Marks and inscriptions
The Meeting, Kirby Gate
Makers and roles
Thomas Sutherland (1785-1838), engraver (printmaker) after Henry Thomas Alken (London 1785 - London 1851), artist S.and J.Fuller, engraver and publisher