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Throwing off, not so easy
Title
Throwing off, not so easy / Hy. Alken delt.
Publication
London : Published by Thos. McLean, Repository of Wit and Humour, 26 Haymarket, 1823.
Physical Description
1 printing plate : copper ; 26 x 36 cm
Notes
Numbered at top left: "Pl. 2"
Cased with four of the five other plates in this series (lacking plate 3, Breaking cover).
The original print was titled "Throwing off, 9 o'clock, not so easy." The words "9 o'clock" were subsequently effaced from the plate.
The original print appeared with series title "Hunting, or, Six hours sport" above the image. In the plate, it has been effaced.
Summary
Original copper plate used to print Henry Thomas Alken's Throwing off, plate 2 in his series Hunting, or, Six hours sports (London : McLean, 1823). The image depicts three riders being thrown from their horses.
Variant and related titles
Throwing off, 9 o'clock, not so easy
Format
Other
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 09, 2014
References
Schwerdt, C.F.G.R. Hunting, hawking, shooting, I, p. 16
Snelgrove, D. British sporting and animal prints, Alken 17 (p. 13)
Tooley, R.V. English books with coloured plates, 1790-1860, 32
Subjects
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Genre/Form
Printing plates.
Soft-ground etchings - 1823.
Sporting prints.
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