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SAMUEL HENRY ALKEN (BRITISH, 1810-1894)
Three coaching scenes: The London-Dover mail coach halting for refreshments outside an Inn; and two scenes of the London Royal Mail coach in the snow
signed 'H. Alken' (lower left), two; signed 'H.Alken' (lower right), one
each oil on panel
7 x 2018 in. (17.7 x 51.1 cm.), one; 814 x 978 in. (21 x 25 cm.), two
Provenance
Each acquired from Richard Green, London by the present owner.
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Samuel Henry Alken was the eldest son of Henry Thomas Alken, and grandson of Samuel Alken Senior. Known as 'Henry Alken Junior', he worked in both oil and watercolor, in a style similar to that of his father. He tended to paint in sets and usually focused on sporting scenes.

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