Henry Thomas Alken, Sen. (London 1784-1851)
A set of eight studies of hunting scenes, including four designs for 'Fores’s Sporting Scraps', with 'Hunting', a set of four engravings on one sheet by J. Harris after the drawings, held together in a box; and an album of approximately 29 drawings of sporting subjects by Henry Alken Sen., with four other drawings by Samuel Alken, two by George Alken, and one by Henry Alken Jnr.
Details
Henry Thomas Alken, Sen. (London 1784-1851) A set of eight studies of hunting scenes, including four designs for 'Fores’s Sporting Scraps', with 'Hunting', a set of four engravings on one sheet by J. Harris after the drawings, held together in a box; and an album of approximately 29 drawings of sporting subjects by Henry Alken Sen., with four other drawings by Samuel Alken, two by George Alken, and one by Henry Alken Jnr. variously signed and inscribed pencil, some with watercolour 9 3/8 x 13 ¼ in. (23.7 x 33.5 cm.) and smaller; the album 15 x 21 in. (38.1 x 53.3 cm.) and the box 15 ¼ x 20 ¾ in. (38.7 x 52.7 cm.) (2)
