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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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Keywords (8)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Aquatint
- •Enamel Paint
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Horses: Equestrian Genre, in Landscape and/or Portraits
- •Outdoor Sporting Scenes, Field and Stream, Hunting
Added Description
- •Artist Has Artist Family Members