A Cock-Fight Watched by Four Men in an Out-House: The Fight, Engraved as Plate 39 in "The National Sports of Great Britain"

Henry Thomas Alken1821

Details

Title: A Cock-Fight Watched by Four Men in an Out-House: The Fight, Engraved as Plate 39 in "The National Sports of Great Britain"
Creator: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Creator Lifespan: 1785/1851
Creator Nationality: British
Creator Gender: male
Date Created: 1821
Physical Dimensions: Mount: 9 3/4 × 13 11/16 inches (24.8 × 34.8 cm) Sheet: 9 1/2 × 13 3/8 inches (24.1 × 34 cm)
Subject Keywords: fighting, cock-fight, men, door, outhouse, jar, sporting art, roosters
External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
Medium: Watercolor, with pen, in blue ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream, wove paper
Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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