"Sporting Notions": 'This Gives Me a Notion it's Better to "Look Before You Leap" '

Henry Thomas Alkenbetween 1831 and 1832

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Title: "Sporting Notions": 'This Gives Me a Notion it's Better to "Look Before You Leap" '
Creator: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Creator Lifespan: 1785/1851
Creator Nationality: British
Creator Gender: male
Date Created: between 1831 and 1832
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 8 7/16 inches (16.7 × 21.4 cm)
Subject Keywords: jumping, leaping, horses (animals), road, hedge, wagon, sporting art, hill, tree, horseback riding, accident, crash, horseback riders, men, falling
External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
Medium: Graphite with red chalk on thin, smooth, 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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