After Henry Thomas Alken, Breaking Cover, Well-Known Fox Hunting Scene, 1960, Print, Framed

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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 … Read more 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 See less