Lot 202: Samuel Alken, Sen. (1756-1815)

Full Cry
signed 'S. Alken' (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 1/4 x 36 1/4 in. (61.6 x 92.1 cm.)

with Arthur Ackermann & Son, London.

Samuel Alken Sen. entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1772, winning a silver medal the following year. He established a reputation as an aquatinter and etcher, as well as a leading sporting artist. He had four sons, including Samuel Alken Jun. (1784-c.1825) and Henry Alken Sen. (1785-1851), all of whom continued in their father's profession, establishing the Alken family as an important dynasty in the history of sporting art.

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