ID 993002
Lot 68 | ALKEN, Henry Thomas (1785-1851)
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
[Sporting Anecdotes. London: R. Ackermann, 1833-1837.]
A seldom encountered set of large humorous prints. The present copy, in addition to the sixteen plates, includes the original pencil drawing for plate 4 ‘Jorrock’s Hunt Breakfast’ and Alken’s watercolour sketch for plate 12 ‘The Sporting Bishop’, both mounted on blank leaves facing the relevant plate. The juxtaposition of the pencil drawing and plate 4 reveals that an additional figure was added to the final composition, with two men sitting at the end of the table as opposed to a single gentleman. Bobins IV, 1384; Siltzer, p.62 calls for 18 plates, but also some with different titles than cited in this copy.
Oblong folio (406 x 508mm). 16 etchings coloured by a contemporary hand, with Alken’s original pencil drawing for plate 4 and original watercolour for plate 12, interleaved; blank leaf annotated and signed in ink (restored marginal tear to plates 1, 2, 4, 9 and 13). Disbound and all loose in modern red quarter morocco and green cloth box.
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Artist: | Henry Thomas Alken (1785 - 1851) |
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Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
Auction house category: | Printed books |
Artist: | Henry Thomas Alken (1785 - 1851) |
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Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
Auction house category: | Printed books |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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