SAMUEL HENRY ALKEN (1810-1894)

Lot 101
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£ 30 000
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 848571
Lot 101 | SAMUEL HENRY ALKEN (1810-1894)
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£ 30 000 – 50 000
SAMUEL HENRY ALKEN (1810-1894)

The race for the Derby, 1872: the field rounding Tattenham Corner, a panoramic view of the crowds on Epsom Downs beyond; and The Finish of the Derby, 1872: Mr H. Saville's 'Cremorne' first, Mr J.N. Astley's 'Pel Mel' second, and Lord Falmouth's 'Queens Messenger' third

the first, signed 'H. Alken' (lower left); the second, signed 'H. Alken' (lower right)

oil on canvas

19 5/8 x 33 in. (50 x 84 cm.); 20 1/4 x 33 1/4 in. (51.5 x 84.4 cm.)

(2)a pair





Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 17 July 1974, lot 163 (to Partridge Fine Art Ltd, London).

with Partridge Fine Art, London.
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