Henry Alken Snr.

1785–1851

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Born 1785Died 1851Museum works 6

Also known as Henry Alken Snr

Works in museum collections

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Henry Alken Snr., Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs — **Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs**1822 · Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Isaac K. Friedman — public domain (CC0)

Henry Alken Snr., Mounted Hunters with Dogs — **Mounted Hunters with Dogs**1830/40 · Watercolor, over graphite, on cream wove paper, laid down on gray wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne — public domain (CC0)

Henry Alken Snr., Fox Hunt — **Fox Hunt**n.d. · Watercolor, over graphite, heightened with traces of white gouache, on cream wove paper, laid down on gray wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne — public domain (CC0)

Henry Alken Snr., First Step to the Coach Box — **First Step to the Coach Box**n.d. · Hand-colored etching on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne — public domain (CC0)

Henry Alken Snr., Hunt Crossing Stream Shooting Ducks — **Hunt Crossing Stream Shooting Ducks**c. 1888 · Watercolor and graphite on cream wove card
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne — public domain (CC0)

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Works in museum collections

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