Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 12

Henry Alken
On The Chase

About the Item

Henry Thomas ALKEN 1785 – 1851 A very typical example of Alken's work in a beautifully presented original antique frame. Alken's work is highly collectable and this is worthy of any collection. Canvas Size: 14 x 26" (35 x 65cm) Outside Frame Size: 23 x 35" (65 x 87.5cm) Free shipping Sporting Painter and water-colourist, he was the best known of the family of painters, his father Samuel Alken of Danish extraction was a landscape and sporting painter. Henry was born in London and first studied with J.T. Barber, a painter of miniature portraits. In 1801 and 1802 Alken exhibited at the Royal Academy with portrait miniatures. In 1809 he married a Maria Gordon of Ipswich, he was a keen huntsman and he showed a real knowledge and love of hunting in his pictures and prints. He was a prolific painter of hunting, coaching and shooting scenes, but mainly became known through his many sporting prints, which were mostly published by Fores. The series ‘The Midnight Steeplechase’ was very popular and was produced in large numbers. He died in poverty in Highgate in 1851, it is known that he had at least two sons, Henry Junior and Seffrien, who imitated his style closely.
  • Creator:
    Henry Alken (1785 - 1851, English)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23 in (58.42 cm)Width: 35 in (88.9 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    The photograph shows the paintings as a pair. A price can be discussed if you want to purchase both. The original frame is in very good condition and the painting has been cleaned and relined.
  • Gallery Location:
    St. Albans, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2469212494812
More From This SellerView All
  • Jamey - A Brindle Scottie Terrier
    By Wright Barker
    Located in St. Albans, GB
    Wright BARKER Exhibited 1885 - 1935 Canvas Size: 20 x 26" (50 x 65cm) Outside Frame Size: 29 x 35" (72.5 x 87.5) He was a figure and animal painter who was based originally in Brad...
    Category

    Early 1900s Victorian Animal Paintings

    Materials

    Oil

  • Ben-Venue and Ben-A'an
    By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
    Located in St. Albans, GB
    Alfred De Breanski Senior Oil on canvas Signed and inscribed on the reverse Canvas Size: 24 x 36" (60 x 90cm) Outside Frame Size: 35 x 47" (87.5 x 117.5cm) Free shipping worldwide ALFRED De BREANSKI Snr Alfred De Breanski was a distinguished landscape painter who became famous for his resplendent views of the Welsh and Scottish Highlands; he also painted many views of the Thames. Often bathed in a flood of golden light, these landscapes usually feature water and cattle or sheep on grassy banks; sometimes a solitary figure is seen the distance. Breanski belonged to the real stamp of those landscape painters who nimbly seized moments of the day. He had a great passion for the Highlands and perhaps more than any other, caught the atmospheric influences of the undulating landscape. Born in Greenwich...
    Category

    1870s Victorian Landscape Paintings

    Materials

    Oil

  • In the Highlands, The Running River
    By Alfred de Breanski Jnr.
    Located in St. Albans, GB
    Alfred Fontville De BREANSKI A typical example of De Breanski's highland landscapes with a wonderful sunlight glow on the mountain tops and lovely attention to detail with beautiful ...
    Category

    Early 1900s Victorian Landscape Paintings

    Materials

    Oil

  • Cattle Grazing Near Rhyl, North Wales
    Located in St. Albans, GB
    A stunning, showpiece example of William Henry Mander's painted in Rhys, North Wales. The size is unusual and perfect for a mantlepiece as a statement piece. Picture Size: 22 x 36" ...
    Category

    1880s Victorian Landscape Paintings

    Materials

    Oil

  • The Hunt Resting
    By Henry Alken
    Located in St. Albans, GB
    Henry Thomas ALKEN 1785 – 1851 A very typical example of Alken's work in a beautifully presented original antique frame. Alken's work is highly collectable and this is worthy of any...
    Category

    1840s Victorian Landscape Paintings

    Materials

    Oil

  • A Country Scene With a Woman Feeding the Chickens
    By (Circle of) John Constable
    Located in St. Albans, GB
    You have the opportunity to buy this painting showing a wonderful and idyllic example of English countryside and life on a large scale impressing all who view it. Painted around 1850 it has a beautiful free flowing style to it and encompasses everything typical to Victorian England. Signed John Constable bottom right. We offer free shipping worldwide. Canvas Size: 40 x 50" (100 x 125cm) Outside Frame Size: 51 x 61 (127.5 x 152.5cm) John Constable Constable was born in East Bergholt, Suffolk on 11 June 1776 and attended a school in Lavenham and his father hoped he would enter the church. His father was adamant that he would not be a painter as a profession. He met a local man named John Dunthorne who painted local scenes, mainly in nearby fields. His love of all things natural stemmed from this. Later he copied works by Girtin from a book that was lent to him by Sir George Beaumont...
    Category

    Mid-19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

    Materials

    Oil

You May Also Like
  • Wonderful Victorian oil of cows grazing in the Welsh or English hills
    Located in Harkstead, GB
    An idyllic view of cattle and sheep grazing in a pasture before an oak tree with a blue sky with bollowing clouds beyond. William S Rose (1810-1873) Cattle and sheep grazing in rou...
    Category

    Mid-19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

    Materials

    Oil, Wood Panel

  • 19th Century landscape oil painting of sheep grazing on a clifftop
    By Charles Jones (b.1836)
    Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
    Charles Jones British, (1836-1892) Sheep Grazing on a Cliff Top Oil on canvas, signed with monogram Image size: 7.5 inches x 11.5 inches Size including frame: 13.5 inches x 17.5 inches Charles Jones was an animal painter who was born in Stepney, London in 1836. He was the son of the artist Samuel John Egbert Jones (1797-1861) and Dinah Jones. He lived with his parents and 9 siblings in Mile End and was a pupil of his father. In September 1859, he married Frances Rosalinda Downe, who was born in America. His son Arthur Bertram Loud (1863-1930) also became an artist. They lived at 12 Hayes Place, Lisson Grove from where he made his debut in London at the Royal Academy in 1861. He also exhibited at the British Institution, Suffolk Street, New Watercolour Society, Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours. By 1867, he had become a successful artist and had moved to 7 Paragon Place, Brixton Hill. From 1874, he lived at Heathercroft, Balham Hill where he spent the rest of his life. As well as the major London galleries, he also exhibited provincially at various locations including: the Royal Cambrian Academy where he was elected a member in 1886, the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, Manchester City Art Gallery, Royal Hibernian Academy, Royal Society of British Artists, Birmingham and the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Some of the smaller more intimate galleries he exhibited at were Arthur Tooth & Sons and Thomas Richardson...
    Category

    19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • 19th Century landscape oil painting of cattle
    By Thomas Baker of Leamington
    Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
    Thomas Baker British, (1809-1864) Cows with a Willow Tree Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1860 Image size: 14 inches x 11.75 inches Size including frame: 20.5 inches x 18.25 inches P...
    Category

    19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • 19th Century landscape genre oil painting of farmworkers with horses & a dog
    By George Cole
    Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
    George Cole British, (1810-1883) Rick Making, Lunchtime Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1883 Image size: 23.5 inches x 35.5 inches Size including frame: 30.5 inches x 42.5 inches Prove...
    Category

    19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • 19th Century Scottish Highland landscape oil painting of Loch Lubnaig
    By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
    Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
    Alfred de Breanski Snr British, (1852-1928) The Head of Loch Lubnaig Oil on canvas, signed & transcribed verso Image size: 23.5 inches x 35.5 inches Size including frame: 32.25 inch...
    Category

    19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • 19th Century landscape oil painting of the river Lledr near Bettws-y-coed
    By Henry H. Parker
    Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
    Henry H Parker British, (1858-1930) The River Lledr, Bettws-y-coed Oil on canvas, signed, further signed & inscribed verso Image size: 19.5 inches x 29.5 inc...
    Category

    19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

Recently Viewed

View All