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The Winning of the Doncaster St. Leger, 1847, by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851).

Oil on canvas, 38.1cm by 52.7cm.

Signed, inscribed and dated, l.l. ‘Doncaster St. Leger, The Win 1847/ H. Alken’ and dated ‘1847’ on the reverse.

Henry Thomas Alken was the son of a sporting artist, with whom he initially trained.

He later studied with the miniature painter J.T.Barber (1774-1841), and early in his career was a miniaturist.

However, he eventually turned to painting sporting and coaching subjects, working in both oil and water colour.

He was also an extremely skilled etcher and caricaturist.

His son, Henry Alken Jnr. (1810-1894), also became a fine sporting artist.

REFERENCE: PIC578

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