Hand-coloured English Hunting Print Named a Hunting Morning by Henry Alken

One of a set of three. This is a hand-colored aquatint print titled A Hunting Morning by Henry Alken, originally published in 1821 as part of a series of six plates called The High Mettled Racer. 
The print depicts a fox hunting scene, a subject for which Alken is well-known. 
The original series illustrates the life story of a racehorse, from a foal to its eventual death. 
The print is an example of sporting art, a popular genre in 19th-century Britain. 
The original prints were created using aquatint, a printmaking technique that produces watercolor-like tones. 

H: 48 cm

W: 37 cm

D: 2cm