Lot 166: Henry Alken, Fishing in a Punt, Hand-Coloured Aquatint, 1820

This hand-coloured aquatint, titled Fishing in a Punt, is after the work of the prominent British sporting artist Henry Alken and was engraved by I. Clark. The scene depicts three gentlemen in early 19th-century attire, including top hats and frock coats, engaged in angling from a flat-bottomed punt on a tranquil river. The composition is set against a wooded landscape with a small bridge visible in the distance. The print displays a distinct rectangular plate mark and fine tonal gradations characteristic of the aquatint process. It is inscribed H. Alken delt. to the lower left margin and I. Clark sculpt. to the lower right. Centred above the title is the text Published 1820. The work is housed in a dark-stained wooden frame with a fluted profile.