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Henry Alken

English, 1785–1851

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (54)

Hunt Crossing Stream Shooting Ducks

1883 · Watercolor and graphite on cream wove card

17.2 × 26.5 cm (6 13/16 × 10 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hallali

1840 · Watercolor, over graphite, on cream wove paper, laid down on gray wove paper

10.8 × 15.2 cm (4 5/16 × 6 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mounted Hunters with Dogs

1830 · Watercolor, over graphite, on cream wove paper, laid down on gray wove paper

10.8 × 15.2 cm (4 5/16 × 6 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Real Miltonian

1827 · Watercolor and graphite on paper

21 × 27.4 cm (8 1/4 × 10 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Oh, You Should Have Seen Old Tom

1827 · Watercolor and graphite on paper

21 × 27.4 cm (8 1/4 × 10 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pink Coated Rider

1827 · Watercolor and graphite on paper

21 × 27.4 cm (8 1/4 × 10 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

I'll Soon Take All This Out of Him...

1827 · Watercolor and graphite on paper

21 × 27.4 cm (8 1/4 × 10 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Soldiers of a Cavalry Unit, with Horses and Grooms

1823 · Softground etching, hand colored

Sheet: 8 11/16 × 10 15/16 in. (22 × 27.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

One Days Sport of Three Real Good Ones. The Corinthians making it up...by showing the Johnny Raws how to Grog it

1823 · Hand-colored lithograph

Sheet: 11 5/8 × 15 15/16 in. (29.5 × 40.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs

1822 · Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper

Image: 20 × 25.7 cm (7 7/8 × 10 1/8 in.); Plate: 21.2 × 27 cm (8 3/8 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34.2 cm (9 11/16 × 13 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs

1822 · Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper

Image: 20 × 25.7 cm (7 7/8 × 10 1/8 in.); Plate: 21.5 × 27 cm (8 1/2 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34 cm (9 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs

1822 · Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper

Image: 20 × 23.7 cm (7 7/8 × 9 3/8 in.); Plate: 21.2 × 24.5 cm (8 3/8 × 9 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34.3 cm (9 11/16 × 13 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs

1822 · Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper

Image: 20 × 25.7 cm (7 7/8 × 10 1/8 in.); Plate: 21.5 × 27 cm (8 1/2 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34 cm (9 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs

1822 · Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper

Image: 20 × 25.5 cm (7 7/8 × 10 1/16 in.); Plate: 21.5 × 27 cm (8 1/2 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34 cm (9 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs

1822 · Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper

Image: 20 × 25.8 cm (7 7/8 × 10 3/16 in.); Plate: 21.5 × 27 cm (8 1/2 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34 cm (9 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs

1822 · Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper

Image: 19.8 × 25.5 cm (7 13/16 × 10 1/16 in.); Plate: 21.5 × 27 cm (8 1/2 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34 cm (9 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs

1822 · Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper

Image: 20 × 25.5 cm (7 7/8 × 10 1/16 in.); Plate: 21.5 × 27 cm (8 1/2 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34 cm (9 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs

1822 · Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper

Image: 20 × 24 cm (7 7/8 × 9 1/2 in.); Plate: 21.5 × 25 cm (8 1/2 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34.5 cm (9 11/16 × 13 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs

1822 · Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper

Image: 19.7 × 25.9 cm (7 13/16 × 10 1/4 in.); Plate: 21.5 × 27 cm (8 1/2 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34 cm (9 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs

1822 · Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper

Image: 20 × 25.8 cm (7 7/8 × 10 3/16 in.); Plate: 21 × 27 cm (8 5/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34 cm (9 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs

1822 · Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper

Image: 19.8 × 25.5 cm (7 13/16 × 10 1/16 in.); Plate: 21.4 × 27 cm (8 7/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34 cm (9 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs

1822 · Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper

Image: 19.8 × 26 cm (7 13/16 × 10 1/4 in.); Plate: 21.5 × 27 cm (8 1/2 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34 cm (9 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs

1822 · Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper

Image: 19.8 × 25.5 cm (7 13/16 × 10 1/16 in.); Plate: 21.4 × 27 cm (8 7/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34 cm (9 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate from Illustrations to Popular Songs

1822 · Soft ground etching with hand-coloring and aquatint on paper

Image: 19.8 × 25.5 cm (7 13/16 × 10 1/16 in.); Plate: 21.2 × 26.5 cm (8 3/8 × 10 7/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 34 cm (9 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute Chicago
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The Met
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Rijksmuseum
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1815 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Art Institute of Chicago

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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