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184000 - Henry Alken - 4 engravings of the First Steeplechase 1839.
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Henry Alken - 4 engravings of the First Steeplechase 1839. These engravings from the series The First Steeple-Chase on Record by Henry Alken, engraved by J Harris and published by R Ackermann, London 1839. Plate I - Ipswich, the Watering-place behind the Barracks Plate II - The large field near Biles's Corner Plate III - The last field near Nacton Heath Plate IV - Nacton Church and Village This complete set of four beautiful aquatints depicts the first steeple-chase race on record. The plates were published in A Monthly Chronicle of The Turf, The Chase, and Rural Sports in all their varieties, a nineteenth century monthly publication, which reported on the present day equestrian sporting life. Drawn by Henry Alken, a leading British sporting artist. Size: 10.5in x 14.5in (26.7cm x 36.8cm). The engravings are in mounts ready for framimg Excellent with occasional age-related marks - please check image carefully
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