Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs

1822·Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper·Image: 19.8 × 25.3 cm (7 13/16 × 10 in.); Plate: 21.5 × 27 cm (8 1/2 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34 cm (9 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Gift of Mrs. Isaac K. Friedman

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Year: 1822
Medium: Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper
Dimensions: Image: 19.8 × 25.3 cm (7 13/16 × 10 in.); Plate: 21.5 × 27 cm (8 1/2 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34 cm (9 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Henry Thomas Alken

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Henry Thomas Alken (1785–1851)

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Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Year: 1822
Medium: Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper
Dimensions: Image: 19.8 × 25.3 cm (7 13/16 × 10 in.); Plate: 21.5 × 27 cm (8 1/2 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34 cm (9 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.)
Watts ID: WW-1822-220556

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