Details
About this piece
- Engraving
- Henry Alken, etched by Ebenezer Landells
- 1841, authenticated 1950 in Paris
- 26cm x 20cm
This original antique print is titled "Illustrations of the Equestrian Order, No. 2, A Patrician", published in November 1841. It was featured as an illustration inside the prominent British periodical, The Sporting Review.
The series satirises British social classes by framing them as distinct "equestrian orders." While the series began with A Plebs, this third instalment depicts A Patrician—the wealthy, high-ranking noble class—represented by a gentleman formally dressed in a tall top hat and riding coat, riding a fine thoroughbred through an English landscape.
On the left it's stated that Richard Barrett Davis created the original drawing. He was a respected English animal and landscape painter. He was appointed animal painter to George IV in 1828 and subsequently held appointments under William IV and Queen Victoria. He was particularly associated with horses, hunting and sporting subjects.
On the right, the engraving tells us that Ebenezer Landells etched the artwork. He was a British printmaker, engraver and illustrator. He was apprenticed to the celebrated engraver Thomas Bewick and later became one of the founders of Punch magazine in 1841.
The stamp on the back of the frame is an official certificate of authenticity from a historic French print dealer, J. Cerveau, confirming the print is a genuine mid-19th-century engraving.
The French text on the stamp translates directly to:
- "Cette Estampe est une Véritable Gravure Ancienne" (This print is a Genuine Antique Engraving)
- "Garantie de 1850" (Guaranteed from 1850) — Note: The year "1850" is handwritten in ink as a specific guarantee of the print's historical era.
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- Color
- Gold
- Style
- Antique
- Material
- Paint
- Condition
- Good
- Dimensions (cm)
- W 26D 1H 20
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