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Henry Thomas Alken

Also known as: Henry Thomas Alken; primary name: Alken, Henry Thomas; other name: Alkin, Henry; other name: Ben Tally Ho
Details: individual; printmaker; painter/draughtsman; British; Male
Life dates: 1785-1851
Address: Spring Place, Kentish Town (1841) Ivy Cottage, Highgate (at death)
Biography: Etcher, sporting painter and watercolourist. Second son of Samuel. Studied with the miniature painter J.T. Barber; known for his paintings and prints of hunting, coaching and shooting scenes. Uses the pseudonym 'Ben Tally Ho'. Works published by Fores and Co., Ackermann, and T. McLean.
Bibliography: DNB F. Siltzer, "The Story of British Sporting Prints" J. Hickman, The Engravings of Charles and George Hunt 1820-1880 (2017), p.580

247 related objects

book; print; satirical print

Museum number: 1865,1209.76-111 |
Producer name: Published by:Thomas McLeanAfter:Peter Pasquin |
Production date: 1823-4 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1859,1210.164-189 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1821 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1917,1208.21.1-41 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1820-1823 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1917,1208.29.1-50 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1936,0729.3.1-24 |
Producer name: Print made by:Benjamin GreenPrint made by:Sarah Green |
Production date: 1788 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1865,1209.155-196 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1822 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1865,1209.112-154 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1825 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1865,1209.33-75 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1821-1823 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

drawing

Museum number: 1939,0714.131 |
Producer name: BIOG17114 Drawn by:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1816-1831

drawing

Museum number: 1939,0714.130 |
Producer name: BIOG17114 Drawn by:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1816-1831

drawing

Museum number: 1949,0611.8 |
Producer name: BIOG17114 Drawn by:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1816-1831

drawing

Museum number: 1873,0712.1176 |
Producer name: BIOG17114 Drawn by:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1816-1831

drawing

Museum number: 1949,0611.7 |
Producer name: BIOG17114 Drawn by:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1816-1831

drawing

Museum number: 1939,0714.129 |
Producer name: BIOG17114 Drawn by:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1816-1831

drawing

Museum number: 1872,1012.3337 |
Producer name: BIOG17114 Drawn by:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1816-1831

drawing

Museum number: 1872,1012.3338 |
Producer name: BIOG17114 Drawn by:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1816-1831

drawing

Museum number: 1949,0611.9 |
Producer name: BIOG17114 Drawn by:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1816-1831

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1859,1210.927-940 |
Producer name: Published by:John MurrayAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1837 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1859,1210.190-201 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1882,0513.371-386 |
Producer name: Published by:AckermannPrinted by:Walter Spiers |
Production date: 1837 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1926,0320.2 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:S & J Fuller |
Production date: 1849 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Full Cry |
Museum number: 1936,1116.1464 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:J Godden |
Production date: 1816-1936

print

Title: Wild Duck Shooting Shooting (four plates) |
Museum number: 1939,0714.53 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas SutherlandAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1817

print

Title: Afternoon, A Few of the Right Sort that have Done the Thing |
Museum number: 1958,1118.6 |
Producer name: BIOG17114 Print made by:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1821-1822

print; satirical print

Title: Flowers from nature. |
Museum number: 1893,0612.81 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:Thomas McLean |
Production date: 1824

print

Title: A Tax Receiver |
Museum number: 1879,0809.75 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Christian ZeitterAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1832

print; satirical print

Title: Flowers from nature. |
Museum number: 1893,0612.79 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:Thomas McLean |
Production date: 1824

print

Title: The Leap Fox Hunting (four plates) |
Museum number: 1943,1009.26 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Charles Bentley |
Production date: 19thC(late)

print

Title: Fowl Shooting |
Museum number: 1934,1208.79 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Thomas McLean |
Production date: 1824-1934

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1878,0713.2169 |
Producer name: Print made by:Louis HagheAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1823-1859

print

Title: The Hunter The High Mettled Racer |
Museum number: 1943,1009.22 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Thomas Sutherland |
Production date: 19thC(late)

print

Title: The Post Horse The High Mettled Racer |
Museum number: 1943,1009.23 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Thomas Sutherland |
Production date: 19thC(late)

print

Title: The country squire taking a peep at Charley's Theatre Wesminster,... |
Museum number: 1862,1011.510 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1799-1851

print

Title: Bittern Shooting Shooting (four plates) |
Museum number: 1939,0714.55 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas SutherlandAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1817

print

Title: Full Cry Fox Hunting (four plates) |
Museum number: 1943,1009.27 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Charles Bentley |
Production date: 19thC(late)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1878,0713.2168 |
Producer name: Print made by:Louis HagheAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1823-1859

print

Title: Going to Cover Fox Hunting (four plates) |
Museum number: 1943,1009.25 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Charles Bentley |
Production date: 19thC(late)

print

Title: The Westminster Pit |
Museum number: 1862,1011.513 |
Producer name: BIOG17114 Attributed to:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1822

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1878,0713.2138 |
Producer name: BIOG17114 Print made by:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1800-1851

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1878,0713.2137 |
Producer name: BIOG17114 Print made by:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1800-1851

print

Museum number: 1949,0411.5250.b |
Producer name: Print made by:AnonymousAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1850

print; satirical print

Title: Flowers from nature. |
Museum number: 1893,0612.78 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:Thomas McLean |
Production date: 1824

print

Museum number: 1906,0419.157 |
Producer name: Print made by:AnonymousAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1822-1832

print; drawing book

Title: Sporting Sketches |
Museum number: 1893,0612.16.34 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:S & J Fuller |
Production date: 1817 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Coursing The National Sports of Great Britain |
Museum number: 1943,1009.5 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Heaviside ClarkAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Moments of Fancy |
Museum number: 2017,7042.5 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:Thomas McLean |
Production date: 1822 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Fox hounds |
Museum number: 1874,0110.336 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:S & J Fuller |
Production date: 1822 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; drawing book

Title: Sporting Sketches |
Museum number: 1893,0612.16.32 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:S & J Fuller |
Production date: 1817 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Full Cry Fox Hunting (four plates) |
Museum number: 1927,0609.8 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Thomas Sutherland |
Production date: 1824-1927 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1900,1231.5494 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Christian ZeitterAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; drawing book

Title: Sporting Sketches |
Museum number: 1893,0612.16.44 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:S & J Fuller |
Production date: 1818 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Sancho Panza's Blanket Adventure. |
Museum number: 1900,1231.5495 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Christian ZeitterAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1832 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; drawing book

Title: Sporting Sketches |
Museum number: 1869,0508.323 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:S & J Fuller |
Production date: 1817 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Sporting Meeting in the Highlands The National Sports of Great Britain |
Museum number: 1943,1009.4 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Heaviside ClarkAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; drawing book

Title: Sporting Sketches |
Museum number: 1934,1208.77 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:S & J Fuller |
Production date: 1817 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; drawing book

Title: Sporting Sketches |
Museum number: 1893,0612.16.35 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:S & J Fuller |
Production date: 1817 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Field becomes Select Grand Leicestershire Steeplechase |
Museum number: 1949,0411.5245 |
Producer name: Print made by:Joseph Clayton BentleyAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1829 1830 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: His Second Adventure. |
Museum number: 1900,1231.5502 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Christian ZeitterAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: A Scene in Northamptonshire Sporting Anecdotes |
Museum number: 2005,1030.26 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:Ackermann |
Production date: 1833 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book of prints

Title: Illustrations of Don Quixote |
Museum number: 1927,1231.8.1-4 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenPrint made by:John Christian Zeitter |
Production date: 1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; drawing book

Title: Sporting Sketches |
Museum number: 1893,0612.16.5 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:S & J Fuller |
Production date: 1817 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Moments of Fancy |
Museum number: 2017,7042.7 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:Thomas McLean |
Production date: 1822 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Morning, a Few of the Right Sort Going to do the Thing |
Museum number: 1943,1009.13 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Charles Joseph Hullmandel |
Production date: 19thC(late) |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Afternoon, A Few of the Right Sort that have Done the Thing |
Museum number: 1943,1009.18 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Charles Joseph Hullmandel |
Production date: 19thC(late) |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: The Adventure with the Yanguesians. |
Museum number: 1900,1231.5496 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Christian ZeitterAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1832 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; drawing book

Title: Sporting Sketches |
Museum number: 1893,0612.16.19 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:S & J Fuller |
Production date: 1817 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Bull Baiting |
Museum number: 1948,0315.2.21 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Heaviside ClarkAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; title-page

Museum number: 1900,1231.5492 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Christian ZeitterAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: "Full Cry", No. 3 |
Museum number: 1875,0710.5514 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenPrint made by:Andrew Duncan |
Production date: 1836 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; drawing book

Title: Sporting Sketches |
Museum number: 1893,0612.16.21 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:S & J Fuller |
Production date: 1817 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: The large field near Biles's corner First steeple chase on record |
Museum number: 1940,0210.4 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Harris the YoungerAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1839 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Blow-up the Second: the colt breaker and the colt Sporting Anecdotes |
Museum number: 2005,1030.28 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:Ackermann |
Production date: 1833-1843 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: The Adventure with the Biscayan. |
Museum number: 1900,1231.5498 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Christian ZeitterAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1832 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Field Marshal Von Blucher, Prince of Wahlstadt... |
Museum number: 1895,0617.495 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert CooperPrint made by:Thomas Sutherland |
Production date: 1815 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; drawing book

Title: Sporting Sketches |
Museum number: 1893,0612.16.7 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:S & J Fuller |
Production date: 1817 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; drawing book

Title: Sporting Sketches |
Museum number: 1893,0612.16.9 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:S & J Fuller |
Production date: 1817 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1900,1231.5497 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Christian ZeitterAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: No. 4, The death |
Museum number: 1933,0408.9 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenPrint made by:John Heaviside Clark |
Production date: 1813 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Moments of Fancy |
Museum number: 2017,7042.9 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:Thomas McLean |
Production date: 1822 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Some of the Right Sort Doing the Thing |
Museum number: 1943,1009.14 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Charles Joseph Hullmandel |
Production date: 19thC(late) |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: The Start Grand Leicestershire Steeplechase |
Museum number: 1949,0411.5242 |
Producer name: Print made by:Joseph Clayton BentleyAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1829 1830 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: The Right Sort Doing the Thing |
Museum number: 1943,1009.16 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenAfter:Charles Joseph Hullmandel |
Production date: 19thC(late) |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: Bittern Shooting |
Museum number: 1934,1208.78 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:Thomas McLean |
Production date: 1822-1859 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: A view near Epping Easter Monday |
Museum number: 1938,0312.13 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:S & J Fuller |
Production date: 1817 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: A Phaeton and Four Moments of Fancy |
Museum number: 2017,7042.1 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:Thomas McLean |
Production date: 1822 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; drawing book

Title: Sporting Sketches |
Museum number: 1893,0612.16.1 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:S & J Fuller |
Production date: 1817 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: The Funeral Procession of Bonaparte |
Museum number: 1917,1208.3200 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPrint made by:Thomas Sutherland |
Production date: 1821 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Full-cry second horses The Quorn Hunt |
Museum number: 1948,1210.1 |
Producer name: Print made by:Frederick Christian LewisAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: The Brook, No. 2 |
Museum number: 1875,0710.5515 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenPrint made by:John Christian Zeitter |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1978,U.1652.3 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenPrint made by:John Christian Zeitter |
Production date: 1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Moments of Fancy |
Museum number: 2017,7042.6 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:Thomas McLean |
Production date: 1822 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: His First Adventure. |
Museum number: 1900,1231.5503 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Christian ZeitterAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Nacton Church, and village First steeple chase on record |
Museum number: 1940,0210.6 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Harris the YoungerAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1839 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1978,U.1654 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenPrint made by:John Christian Zeitter |
Production date: 1831 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; drawing book

Title: Sporting Sketches |
Museum number: 1893,0612.16.28 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:S & J Fuller |
Production date: 1817 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Songs |
Museum number: 2013,7069.4.2 |
Producer name: After:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:Thomas McLean |
Production date: 1822 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; ornament print

Title: A new book of Ornaments designed and etch'd by Sam. Alken |
Museum number: 1884,0209.41-46 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:Isaac Taylor (I) |
Production date: 1779 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Winning Post at Billesden Coplow Grand Leicestershire Steeplechase |
Museum number: 1949,0411.5249 |
Producer name: Print made by:Joseph Clayton BentleyAfter:Henry Thomas Alken |
Production date: 1829 1830 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1874,0110.341 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:S & J Fuller |
Production date: 1822 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; drawing book

Title: Sporting Sketches |
Museum number: 1893,0612.16.20 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry Thomas AlkenPublished by:S & J Fuller |
Production date: 1817 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

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