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Henry Thomas Alken

1785–1851

A Hunting Scene
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Biography

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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Artworks

  • The Belvoir Hunt: The Meet

    Henry Thomas Alken
    c.1830–40
  • The Belvoir Hunt: Jumping into and out of a Lane

    Henry Thomas Alken
    c.1830–40
  • The Belvoir Hunt: Full Cry

    Henry Thomas Alken
    c.1830–40
  • The Belvoir Hunt: The Death

    Henry Thomas Alken
    c.1830–40
  • A Hunting Scene

    Henry Thomas Alken
    date not known
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