The High Mettled Racer - The Hunter (after Henry Thomas Alken)
Henry Thomas Alken (London 1785 - London 1851)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1 Mar 1821
Materials
paper
Measurements
510 x 685 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286163.4
Summary
Print, coloured aquatint, The High Mettled Racer - The Hunter (after Henry Thomas Alken) by Henry Thomas Alken (London 1785 – London 1851) and Thomas Sutherland (1785-1838). One of a set of six coloured aquatints called 'The High Mettled Racer' by H. Alken and T. Sutherland after H. Alken. They are a series of plates describing the life and fortunes of a race horse from birth to death. Published by S. [and] J. Fuller. London, March 1st 1821. 'The Hunter'. In the centre of the picture is the high mettled racer with two other horses, huntsmen and fox hounds. In the distant landscape horses gallop across hills. Wide margin. Plate 4.
Marks and inscriptions
THE HIGH METTLED RACER/THE HUNTER (printed under the image with publishing information)
Makers and roles
Henry Thomas Alken (London 1785 - London 1851), artist Thomas Sutherland (1785-1838), engraver (printmaker) S.and J.Fuller, engraver and publisher