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Henry Thomas Alken Sr AUCTION RECORDS
1785 London, England - 1851 London, England. Known for: Equestrian genre painting, engraving, miniatures.
Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1951), was the most famous member of the Alken family. He was a true master draftsman and as comfortable in the medium of oil and watercolor as he was engraving. His hunting... Read full biography
Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1951), was the most famous member of the Alken family. He was a true master draftsman and as comfortable in the medium of oil and watercolor as he was engraving. His hunting and racing prints disseminated his work far and wide through the 1820s and 1830s making him a... Read full biography
Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1951), was the most famous member of the Alken family. He was a true master draftsman and as comfortable in the medium of oil and watercolor as he was engraving. His hunting and racing prints disseminated his work far and wide through the 1820s and 1830s making him a household name. Often humorous, his prints gently satirised the eccentricities of the upper classes at play. An avid sportsman himself, it is the character which shines through his paintings that is... Read full biography
Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1951), was the most famous member of the Alken family. He was a true master draftsman and as comfortable in the medium of oil and watercolor as he was engraving. His hunting and racing prints disseminated his work far and wide through the 1820s and 1830s making him a household name. Often humorous, his prints gently satirised the eccentricities of the upper classes at play. An avid sportsman himself, it is the character which shines through his paintings that is particularly charming. The present lot shows two works, The Meet and The Kill, most probably from a set of four which follow a hunt from beginning to end. Generally this will include The Meet, showing the riders and hounds gathering. Here, we can see what... Read full biography
Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1951), was the most famous member of the Alken family. He was a true master draftsman and as comfortable in the medium of oil and watercolor as he was engraving. His hunting and racing prints disseminated his work far and wide through the 1820s and 1830s making him a household name. Often humorous, his prints gently satirised the eccentricities of the upper classes at play. An avid sportsman himself, it is the character which shines through his paintings that is particularly charming. The present lot shows two works, The Meet and The Kill, most probably from a set of four which follow a hunt from beginning to end. Generally this will include The Meet, showing the riders and hounds gathering. Here, we can see what looks like the master of the hunt arriving by carriage to the left of the picture, another carriage is visible in the di... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeTHE START OF THE 1849 DERBY; AND WINNING THE 1849 DERBY
Henry Thomas Alken Sr Auction: 04/28/2016Lot: 24Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA meet on the highway; A meet on a byway; On to the road; and Crossing paths (4)
Henry Thomas Alken Sr Auction: 06/05/2013Lot: 51Subscribe or get free alerts
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