{"product_id":"henry-alken-symptoms-1822-hand-coloured-etching-thos-mclean-regency-caricature","title":"Henry Alken SYMPTOMS 1822 Hand Coloured Etching Thos McLean Regency Caricature","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original hand-coloured soft-ground etching from \u003cstrong\u003eHenry Alken's\u003c\/strong\u003e celebrated \u003cstrong\u003eSYMPTOMS\u003c\/strong\u003e series of Regency social caricatures, published \u003cem\u003eLondon, by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket, 1822\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach plate groups several vignettes under the running title 'Symptoms of...', poking fun at dandies, sportsmen, drinkers and the fashions of the day. This plate includes figures with parasols and a man drinking at a table (see photographs for the individual captions).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry Thomas Alken (1785-1851) was the leading sporting and comic artist of the Regency; the Symptoms series is held in the Paul Mellon Collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFramed behind glass with a dark mount in a wooden frame. Overall size approx 40 x 35 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition: good colour; light toning. Please see all photographs. A second plate from the series is listed separately.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moffitts Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54686512513308,"sku":"PIC1010-05","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/4630\/0188\/files\/57_03e452dd-41b2-4a79-a580-c403147c365d.jpg?v=1791745751","url":"https:\/\/moffitts.co.uk\/products\/henry-alken-symptoms-1822-hand-coloured-etching-thos-mclean-regency-caricature","provider":"Moffitts Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}