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"Sporting Notions": 'I Have a Notion This May be Called "Riding to the Hounds at a Smashing Rate" '

Henry Thomas Alkenbetween 1831 and 1832

Yale Center for British Art
New Haven, CT, United States

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Title: "Sporting Notions": 'I Have a Notion This May be Called "Riding to the Hounds at a Smashing Rate" '
Creator: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date Created: between 1831 and 1832
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 6 7/16 × 8 3/16 inches (16.4 × 20.8 cm)
Subject Keywords: jumping, horses (animals), hounds (dogs), dogs (animals), sporting art, horseback riding, hunt, hunting, crashing, horseback riders, hunters, men, trees, wall, falling
External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
Medium: Graphite and red chalk on thin, slightly textured, blued white, wove paper
Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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