Aquatint, Lithograph, and the Instant · The Sporting Print
The Belvoir Hunt, Full Cry
Henry Thomas Alken, oil on canvas, c.1830s · oil on canvas
What it is
The Belvoir field runs flat out behind the pack in full cry, horses stretched low across open grass.
Why it matters
Alken built his career on hunting scenes painted from a rider's eye rather than a spectator's, and a run with the Belvoir — one of England's oldest packs — gave him speed instead of ceremony to paint.
What to notice
the leading horse's ears pinned back against its neck, reading the ground rather than watching the hounds.
The chase forgives no rider who hesitates.
Provenance
- Maker
- Henry Thomas Alken, oil on canvas, c.1830s
- Era
- The Georgian Turf (1750–1837)
- Chapter
- The String at Full Stretch
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Made
- 1833
- Source
- Tate (T02354)
Print master
The largest formats are printed from a master enlarged 3× from the surviving 1200×777 scan by AI enhancement (Claid smart-enhance), prepared for the considered detail of a print viewed at distance. The source record above is unchanged — the enhancement serves the wall, not the archive.
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the work’s own year of publication. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-20.
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 18x24" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
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