Description: Description: This scarce set of plates was published March 1st, 1839 by Benjamin Brooks in Oxford.Artists and Engravers: Engraved by J.Harris after H. Alken. John II Harris (c. 1971-1873) was a British aquatint engraver. Sir Henry Thomas Alken (British, 1785-1851) was a leading British sporting artist, exploring the comic side of riding in this series of prints depicting the follies and foibles of aristocrats on their weekend outings. They were part of a larger movement of caricature prints lampooning British society that were published in England in the first half of the 19th Century, by artists such as Thomas Rowlandson.Henry Thomas Alken was a painter and engraver, son of artist Samuel Alken. He worked in London and the provinces and was prolific in a variety of media, including painting, etching and watercolour. Trained as a miniature painter, his works always had a graphic precision. He is known for hunting, coaching, racing and other animal subjects. He was also employed by sporting periodicals as an illustrator and provided plates for the National Sports of Great Britain (London, 1821), "strengthening the market for his work in sporting circles, in particular the notorious clique of wealthy and reckless huntsmen who gathered at Melton. Subject: Set of 2 plates:'The First Steeple-Chace on Record. Night Riders of Nacton. There was 4 prints in the original series.I am presenting 2 of them - Plate No 2 and Plate No 4.2) The Large Field near Bile’s Corner.4) Nacton Church and Village.' These plates illustrate a horse race by night. Each of the jockeys is dressed in nightgown and cap. Beatuifully atmospheric plates. Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 44 x 54 cm. The image size is ca. 27 x 37 cm.Medium: Etching and aquatint with hand colouring on wove paper.
Price: 167.72 GBP
Location: Northampton
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Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Artist: Benjamin Brook
Production Technique: Aquatint
Style: Traditional
Material: Etching/Engraving
Type: Print
Features: Matted
Subject: Horses, Horse
Year of Production: 1839
Colour: Multi-Colour
Date of Creation: Antique (Pre-1900)
Listed by Self-Representing Artist?: No
Originality: Original
Print Surface: Paper
