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ALKEN, Henry. The High Mettled Racer. London: Thos. McLean, 1830. A set of 6 hand-coloured aquatint plates, signed 'Hy. Alken Delt' (165 x 221mm), window-mounted in oblong 4° album (229 x 286mm), with modern letterpres6 title. Blue half morocco and marbled boards by Aquarius, spine gilt, gilt cover label.
Alken's skill as a miniaturist is evident in these small, brilliantly coloured plates (image 85 x 120mm) with engraved verses beneath. An 'entirely different set to the well-known series of 1821', the plates have the series title at upper margin but are not individually captioned like the larger set. Siltzer p. 72.
Alken's skill as a miniaturist is evident in these small, brilliantly coloured plates (image 85 x 120mm) with engraved verses beneath. An 'entirely different set to the well-known series of 1821', the plates have the series title at upper margin but are not individually captioned like the larger set. Siltzer p. 72.