The High Mettled Racer - The Post Horse (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 286163.5
Summary
Print, coloured aquatint, The High Mettled Racer - The Post Horse (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 Post Horse'. In the centre of the picture the two horses stand in front of a building, a group of men on the left all standing talking. Two men rub down one of the horses. To the right of the picture are two dogs and a carriage. Wide margin. Plate 5.
Marks and inscriptions
THE HIGH METTLED RACER/THE POST HORSE (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