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Henry Thomas Alken
1784-1851
As the thing used to be done : as the thing is done
Published
London : Published by Thos. McLean, Repository of Wit & Humour, 26, Haymarket, 1822
hand-colored etching
image: 253 x 351 mm; plate mark: 267 x 364 mm
Peel 2105
Notes
Does not appear in George, M.D. Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum.
Printed above title: Moments of fancy
Printed in lower left of image: Hy. Alken, Delt.
Trimmed at plate mark.
Printed above title: Moments of fancy
Printed in lower left of image: Hy. Alken, Delt.
Trimmed at plate mark.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Two contrasting rows of military men: at the top, two officers on horseback and two officers standing, one seen from the rear and one from the front, all dressed in relatively sober fashion; below, two horsemen and three standing officers, those standing in particularly elaborate dress.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
McLean, T. (Thomas), publisher.
McLean, T. (Thomas), publisher.
Classification
Department
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