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Alken
Alken. Family of British sporting artists of Danish origin. The family tradition was begun by Samuel Alken, Sen. (1750–1815), who engraved hunting and sporting landscapes in the manner of Stubbs. Four of his sons became artists, including Samuel, Jun. (1784–c.1825), and most notably Henry (1785–1851), who was one of the most prolific sporting painters and illustrators of his time. His sprightly style was already archaic in his day, but he excelled at representing the life and movement of the hunting field and produced a huge output of coloured prints (some of them produced under the pseudonym ‘Ben Tally-Ho’), which continue to be popular with collectors. He had four sons, among them Samuel Henry Gordon Alken (1810–94), generally known as Henry Alken, Jun., with whose work his own is often confused.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Alken." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Alken." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-Alken.html IAN CHILVERS. "Alken." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-Alken.html |
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Alken
Alken. Family of British sporting artists of Danish origin. The family tradition was begun by Samuel Alken Sen. (1750–1815), who engraved hunting and sporting landscapes in the manner of Stubbs. Four of his sons became artists, including Samuel Jun. (1784–c.1825) and most notably Henry (1785–1851), who was one of the most prolific sporting painters and illustrators of his time. His sprightly style was already archaic in his day, but he excelled at representing the life and movement of the hunting field and produced a huge output of coloured prints (some of them created under the pseudonym ‘Ben Tally-Ho’), which continue to be popular with collectors. He had four sons, among them Samuel Henry Gordon Alken (1810–94), generally known as Henry Alken Jun., with whose work his own is often confused.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Alken." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Alken." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-Alken.html IAN CHILVERS. "Alken." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-Alken.html |
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