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Framed print titled"Breaking Cover", a well-known fox hunting scene originally designed by the British artist Henry Thomas Alken. The original …
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Framed print titled"Breaking Cover", a well-known fox hunting scene originally designed by the British artist Henry Thomas Alken. The original work was typically a hand-coloured aquatint etching, often engraved by Thomas Sutherland and published by Thomas McLean around 1824. Artist (Designer) Henry Thomas Alken (1785–1851).
Engraver: Often T. Sutherland (Thomas Sutherland).
Publisher: Typically Thomas McLean, London.
Medium: Hand-coloured aquatint etching, a process using acid to cut into a metal plate to create the design.
Date: First published around August 1, 1821, or 1824, often as part of a set of four hunting prints.
Subject: The print depicts a chaotic moment during a traditional 19th-century English fox hunt as the fox is flushed out from a wooded area, with various riders and hounds in pursuit.
H: 38cm L: 84cm
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- Dimensions
- 33.07ʺW × 0.79ʺD × 14.96ʺH
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Period
- 1950s
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Condition Notes
- Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use. Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use. less
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