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original editions from his
lifetime
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Sir
Henry Alken,(British,
1785-1851)
was a leading British
sporting artist, exploring the comic side of riding in this
series of prints depicting the follies and foibles of
aristocrats on their weekend outings. They were part of a
larger movement of caricature prints lampooning British
society that were published in England in the first half of
the 19th Century, by artists such as Thomas Rowlandson.Henry
Thomas Alken was a painter and engraver, son of artist Samuel
Alken. He worked in London and the provinces and was prolific
in a variety of media, including painting, etching and
watercolor. Trained as a miniature painter, his works always
had a graphic precision. He is known for hunting, coaching,
racing and other animal subjects. He was also employed by
sporting periodicals as an illustrator and provided plates
for the National Sports of Great Britain (London, 1821),
"strengthening the market for his work in sporting circles,
in particular the notorious clique of wealthy and reckless
huntsmen who gathered at Melton.
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The Beauties and Defects
in the
Figure of the Horse
comparatively delineated - 1816;
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National Sports of Great
Britain -
1821;
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Humorous Specimens of
Riding - 1821;
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Symptoms - 1822;
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Sketchbook - 1823;
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Sporting Scrapbook - 1824;
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Shakespeare's Seven Ages
- 1824;
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Flowers from Nature -
1824;
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A Touch of the Fine Arts
- 1824;
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Humorous Illustrations of
Popular
Songs - 1826
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Don Quixote - 1831;
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The Life and Death of
John Mytton -
1837;
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Jorrocks Jaunts and
Jollities - 1837
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The Sporting Review -
1842-6
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The Art and Practise of
Etching -
1849.
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Also published in the
Illustrated
London News and other
newspapers of the day.
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Bear baiting
These from the
paper are nineteenth century
editions all over A3 in size and unmounted/matted. Good colour and
condition £25 inc delivery
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Arabian Horse
These from the
paper are nineteenth century
editions all over A3 in size and unmounted/matted. Good colour and
condition £25 inc delivery
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Bull Baiting
These from the
paper are nineteenth century
editions all over A3 in size and unmounted/matted. Good colour and
condition £25 inc delivery
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Badger catching
These from the
paper are nineteenth century
editions all over A3 in size and unmounted/matted. Good colour and
condition £25 inc delivery
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Drawing the Badger
These from the
paper are nineteenth century
editions all over A3 in size and unmounted/matted. Good colour and
condition £25 inc delivery
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A match at the Badger
These from the
paper are nineteenth century
editions all over A3 in size and unmounted/matted. Good colour and
condition £25 inc delivery
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Crab Portrait of a bull terrier.
These from the
paper are nineteenth century
editions all over A3 in size and unmounted/matted. Good colour and
condition £25 inc delivery
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Spearing an Otter
These from the
paper are nineteenth century
editions all over A3 in size and unmounted/matted. Good colour and
condition £25 inc delivery
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Owling. . using owls to catch birds
These from the
paper are nineteenth century
editions all over A3 in size and mounted/matted. Good colour and
condition
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Skittles
Soft ground etching by Henry
Alken,
published in his Scraps from
the Scrap Book of Henry Alken, London, 1821. Printed on wove paper
with a strong plate mark. Good condition, size around 25 x 19 cms
(10 x 7.5 inches), to the plate mark.9.75 x 13 inches, Hand-tinted
many years ago £42 framed but glazing will be removed for
US/non uk
postage
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A Horse! A Horse! my Kingdom for a Horse!
Soft ground
etching
by Henry Alken, published in
his Scraps from the Scrap Book of Henry Alken, London, 1821.
Printed on wove paper with a strong plate mark. Good condition,
size around 25 x 19 cms (10 x 7.5 inches), to the plate mark.9.75 x
13 inches, sheet Hand-tinted many years ago £30 unmounted
Edmund
Keane etc
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Seven Ages of Man . . the lover
Soft ground etching by Henry
Alken, from
Shakespeare's Seven
Ages of Man, first edition1824 ,one of 7 hand-coloured plates,
published in £65 framed/glazing will be removed for us/non uk
postage
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CONDITION: A few
light foxing
marks on page £45 post
inclusive
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