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Samuel Alken Jnr.
The Hunt Breaking cover

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Samuel Alken Jnr (1784-1825) The Hunt Breaking cover Signed 'S. Alken.' lower right Oil on canvas Canvas size - 24 x 36 in Framed size - 31 x 42 1/2 in Samuel Alken junior was the eldest son of Sporting artist Samuel Alken (1756-1815), he was born on April 10th. The family mostly became sporting artists, his younger brothers Henry Thomas (Ben Tally Ho), George and Sefferien. Little is known about his life, in his father's will he was the only son mentioned, but this was to leave him 1s., which presumably was a derogatory legacy perhaps because, as Shaw Sparrow suggests, he traded on his father's name, signing in the same manner. However, as he often signed quite clearly S. Alken Jnr one feels it unlikely, but it does imply S. Alken Snr also painted sporting pictures. There has always been great confusion over the Samuel Alkens and for a long time they were looked upon as one person. number of prints were published after Samuel Junior's work including a set of sixteen published in the early 1820's depicting various sports, including hunting, racing, shooting and fishing. In the works recorded by him, his style would seem closer to that of Barenger. A lot of small wooded shooting scenes with spaniels and birds everywhere are given to him, but these seem to more typical of a vogue and period than of this particular artist. He was no doubt an artist of considerable competence as evident from the present hunting scene.
  • Creator:
    Samuel Alken Jnr. (1784 - 1825, British)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 31 in (78.74 cm)Width: 42.5 in (107.95 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Stoke, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU446312346632
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