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Samuel Alken

Samuel Alken

Artist
WA-00049444
Painting
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
41
Works in Collection
62
Assets Indexed
7
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
70%
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Authority Records (1)

Field Verification (6 fields)

1 cross-verified · 5 single-source
  • Is PublishedManual· 100%
  • NationalityGetty Ulan + Wikidata· 92%
  • Birth yearWikidata· 92%
  • Death yearWikidata· 92%
  • Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
  • BiographyWikipedia· 88%

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Why this artist matters now

Samuel Alken Sr. was an English artist, a leading exponent of the newly developed technique of aquatint.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (41)

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Artwork sources (2)

41 published of 41 catalogued · 41 with image
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  • Art Institute Chicago
    1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

48 entries · 1 sources
  • Inverkeithing Bay
    1802 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • An Italian Family
    1785 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • Taymouth
    1802 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • North East View of Fort Louis in the Island of Martinique
    1796 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • A French Family
    1786 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • Cori-nan-Urischin
    1802 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • St. Mary Magdelen College, Oxford
    1799 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • The Windings of the Forth
    1802 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • Groom with a Rearing Horse
    · Wikidata · 4 prov
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  • Treeing a Fox
    · Wikidata · 4 prov
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Images

21 assets
Kidwelly Castle (1132620)
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Druidical remains in Anglesey
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Newegal Sands, St. Brides Bay
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Melincourt cascade
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Haverford West castle
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Benevolence MET DP881084
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Boekverkoper en een schrijver Bookseller & Author (titel op object), RP P 2015 26 1571
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Art of Scaling MET DP872065
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Representation & Collections

In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Background

Education

Royal Academy of Arts
Visual Arts
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