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Henry Alken Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

English, 1785-1851
Henry Thomas Alken (12 October 1785 – 7 April 1851) was an English painter and engraver chiefly known as a caricaturist and illustrator of sporting subjects and coaching scenes. His most prolific period of painting and drawing occurred between 1816 and 1831.
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Artist: Henry Alken
“The Race”
By Henry Alken
Located in Southampton, NY
Graphite and watercolor attributed to the well known British artist, Henry Thomas Alken. Circa 1825. Unsigned. Condition: Good. Provenance: Christie’s London, 1993. Matted but presently unframed. Alken was born on 12 October 1785 in Soho, Westminster, and baptised on 6 November at St James's Church, Piccadilly. He was the third son of Samuel Alken, a sporting artist. Two of his brothers were George and Samuel Alken the Younger, also an artist. In 1789, the Alken family moved from Soho to 2, Francis Street East, Bedford Square. Young Henry first studied under his father and then with the miniature painter John Thomas Barber...
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1820s Academic Henry Alken Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

"Full Cry or Hunter's and Harness" Watercolour by Henry Alken
By Henry Alken
Located in Bristol, CT
Henry Alken (1810-1894) Art Sz: 12.35"H x 16"W Frame Sz: 18.25"H x 21.25"W
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20th Century Henry Alken Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Huntsman w/Two Game Dogs Pheasant Shooting" Drawing w/Watercolour by Henry Alken
By Henry Alken
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 3/4"L x 14 1/4"W Frame Sz: 17"H x 21"W w/ the Sportsman's Gallery Label on Verso Henry Alken (1810-1894) Collection of Kate Webb Harris, Shelburne, VT
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20th Century Henry Alken Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Two Huntsmen Quail Shooting In A Field" Drawing by Henry Alken
By Henry Alken
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 9 3/4"H x 14 1/4"W Frame Sz: 17"H x 21"W Henry Alken (1810-1894) Pencil Drawing w/ Watercolour Highlights w/ The Sportsman's Gallery Label on Verso Collection of Kate We...
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Late 19th Century Henry Alken Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

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“Horses and Riders”
By Henry Alken
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