R.Ackermann's Steeple Chase Scraps 'The Last Struggle'
R. Alken
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1850
Materials
Ink on paper glazed in a wooden frame
Measurements
150 x 248 mm; 190 mm (Height); 284 mm (Width)
Order this imageCollection
Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 813692
Summary
A pair of prints: Hand-coloured engraving of an original painting by Alken. A group of five steeplechasers fight of position at the end of a race. Crowds and countryside in the background. Glazed in moulded frame, painted gilt and wood grain border
Provenance
Dudmaston collection. Belonged to Captain Geoffrey Wolryche-Whitmore.
Marks and inscriptions
R.Alken del....publ Feb.20th 1850...by Randolph Ackermann at his Eclipse Sporting and Military Gallery, 191 Regent St.'
Makers and roles
R. Alken, artist Rudolph Ackermann (1764 - 1834) , engraver and publisher