Lithograph After Alken and Sutherland's "The High Mettled Racer: The Death"

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An early 20th-century color lithograph print on paper titled The High Mettled Racer: The Death after an aquatint by Henry Thomas Alken Sr. (1785 – 1851) and Thomas Sutherland, originally published in 1821 by S. & J. Fuller. The piece is the final scene in The High Mettled Racer series, depicting the tragic end of a 19th-century race horse. It includes artist and title information printed in plate along the lower margin. The print is presented unframed.

Condition

- severe discoloration to image; staining present to image surface; wear to edges and corners; writing in graphite at the bottom right.

Dimensions

- measures paper; visible image measures 15.0" W x 11.0" H.

Item #

18STL007-141-001