Hawking

by Henry Thomas Alken

$350 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A pretty aquatint depicting a group of hunters hawking, from Henry Alken's celebrated The National Sports of Great Britain. This charming print by Henry Alken comes from a work entitled The National Sports of Great Britain, comprised of coloured aquatints of sporting scenes. Published in 1824 by Thomas McLean, the images vary in subject from Bull baiting to Otter hunting. This charming print is the first plate in a series of shooting prints. Henry Thomas Alken was born

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