Henry Thomas Alken 1785-1851, Painter and engraver, son of Samuel Alken. He worked in London and the provinces and was prolific in a variety of media while unadventurous in his range of subject-matter. Early instruction by the miniature painter J. T. Beaumont (1774-1851) helped to give a certain graphic precision A Steeplechase, Near the Finish mk178
around 1840-1850
oil on linen 25.4x35.6cm
