"The National Sports of Great Britain" 1821: Badger Catching
1821
4
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Partridge Shooting
undated
5
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Grouse Shooting
undated
6
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Steeplechasing: The Start
undated
7
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Landscape Scenery", No. 7: Scenes of Cricket and a Waggoner With His Team
1821
8
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Scraps", no. 22: Hunting, Unkennelling with Two Riders Watching
undated
9
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Scraps", No. 28: Skittle Alley With Players and Spectators
1823
10
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Scraps", No. 26: Hunting - The Kill, Fox About to be Thrown to the Hounds
undated
11
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Scraps", No. 15: Racehorse with Jockey Up, Two Men Discussing the Horse
1823
12
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Scraps", No. 24: Hunting -Ttwo Riders, One Opening a Gate For Hounds
1823
13
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Scraps", No. 27: Two Dismounted Riders Drinking at an Alehouse Door
1823
14
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Symptoms: of Being Bang Up, of a Fine Woman, of Being Bang Down, Of a Quiet One
between 1818 and 1822
15
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Symptoms: of Up With a Down Prospect, of Down with an Up Prospect, of Learning to Trot, of a Hard Mouth
between 1818 and 1822
16
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Symptoms: of How Do You Do, of I Should Not Have Known You, of My Lud, Of Easing a Patient, of a Loose Rein, of Wokey, of Tight in Hand
between 1818 and 1822
17
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Sporting Notions": 'I Have a Notion This May be Called "Riding to the Hounds at a Smashing Rate" '
between 1831 and 1832
18
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Sporting Notions": 'It's My Notion That This is the Only Way to Get Her Along'
between 1831 and 1832
19
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Sporting Notions": 'I Have a Notion That I Don't Look Unlike Mazeppa'
between 1831 and 1832
20
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
A Gentleman Riding With a Groom, and Coversing
undated
21
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Scraps", no 17: Racing, Three Horses with Jockeys Up Galloping to Right
undated
22
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Knight Falling From His Horse at a Squire's Tilt
undated
23
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Sporting Notions": 'My Good Fellows Have You any Notion Where You Can Get a Saw'
between 1831 and 1832
24
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Sporting Notions": 'I Have a Notion This Bridge Will A-Bridge My Sport'
between 1831 and 1832
25
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Sporting Notions": 'My Notion is We Shall Get Him up Pretty Shortly What is Your Notion? I've Worked so Hard that I Hav'nt a Notion in Me'
between 1831 and 1832
26
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
An Illustration of C.J. Apperley ('Nimrod'), "The Life of a Sportsman": 'A Night Scene with Sir Thomas Mostyn'
1842
27
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Illustration for R.S. Surtees', "The Analysis of the Hunting Field": The Check: 'What the Devil Do You Do Here..'
undated
28
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Illustration for R.S. Surtees', "The Analysis of the Hunting Field:" Full Cry: 'Let's Keep the Lead'
undated
29
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Doing the Thing Well - [giving Dribblers the go bye]
1818
30
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Doing it No How
1818
31
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Doing the Down Leap
1818
32
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Afternoon. Returning Home in Fine Trim. Doing the Most you Can
1818
33
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" The Down Leap Done
1818
34
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting Over a Difficulty
between 1848 and 1851
35
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting into a Difficulty
between 1848 and 1851
36
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting a Fall
between 1848 and 1851
37
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting a Dive
between 1848 and 1851
38
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Morning Ride
between 1822 and 1823
39
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Symptoms: of Doubtful Amusement - or Craneing, of Anxious Amusement - or Sure of a Bite, of Public Amusement - or No Taxes, Dangerous Amusement - or a Slapper, Private Amusement - or Cruelty
between 1822 and 1827
40
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Symptoms: of None of Your Stuff, of a Declaration, of a Meltonian, of Is that a Writ I See Before Me, of a Love Feast, of a Buck
between 1818 and 1822
41
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Symptoms: of to be Sold, of Despair, of Who is There, of Sold and Had Him a Week
between 1818 and 1822
42
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Symptoms: of a Few Neat Ones going to a Mill, of Returning from the Epping Hunt
between 1818 and 1822
43
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Sporting Notions": 'I Have a Notion You Must Either Pull Him Over or Persuade Him to Pull You Back Again'
between 1831 and 1832
44
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Sporting Notions": 'I Had No Notion of the Comforts of Hunting by Water'
between 1831 and 1832
45
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Sporting Notions": 'This Gives Me a Notion it's Better to "Look Before You Leap" '
between 1831 and 1832
46
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Sporting Notions:" 'Hav'nt You a Notion That Tthis is the Best Mode of Monveyance Over a brook? and I Think by the Look of the Fellow he Never Had Any Thing so Neat in His Thing-a-My Before'
between 1831 and 1832
47
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Sporting Notions": 'All He Is Fit For Sir, Now is to Be Cut Up. I Have a Notion That He Can't Be Cut up More Than Myself'
between 1831 and 1832
48
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Sporting Notions": 'I Have a Notion That My Horse Looks Like 40 Guineas in the Pound'
between 1831 and 1832
49
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Illustration for R.S. Surtees', "The Analysis of the Hunting Field": Getting Away: 'Let's Take the Lead'
undated
50
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Illustration for R.S. Surtees', "The Analysis of the Hunting Field": The Meet: 'With Bright Faces and Merry Hearts'
undated
51
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Illustration for R.S. Surtees', "The Analysis of the Hunting Field": The Leap: 'That Will Shut Out Many, and Make the Thing Select'
undated
52
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Morning. Turning Out in Prime Twig. Doing the Least you Can
1818
53
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Doing the Thing: and the Thing Done:" Doing it Somehow
1818
54
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting Home
between 1820 and 1821
55
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting into a Bog
between 1848 and 1851
56
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Drawing for "Specimens of Riding near London:" The Pleasure of Riding in Company. One Would Stop if the Other Could
between 1809 and 1823
57
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Symptoms: of Taking Lessons, of Having Had Enough, of Earnest, of Fun
between 1822 and 1827
58
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Some Do and Some Don't: It is All a Notion:" Getting Dead Beat
between 1848 and 1851
59
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Drawing for "Specimens of Riding Near London:" Fancy - View Near Gray's Inn Road
between 1809 and 1823
60
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Symptoms: of Sporting Friends Likely-to Go Together, of a Double Entendre, of Sporting Friends Likely-to Seperate, of Sure to HIt the Mark
between 1822 and 1827
61
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Two Riders and a Couple of Hounds Clearing a Wall
1845
62
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Two Riders Exercising Horses at a Gallop
undated
63
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Wild Duck Shooting
undated
64
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
A Cock-Fight Watched by Four Men in an Out-House: The Fight, Engraved as Plate 39 in "The National Sports of Great Britain"
1821
65
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Sporting Anecdotes:" Sketch for 'The Sporting Butcher'
undated
66
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Two Riders Taking a Double Fence
undated
67
Possibly Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Drawing Covert
undated
68
Possibly Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Full Cry
undated
69
Possibly Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Gone Away
undated
70
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Two Riders Jumping a Wooden Fence
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71
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Gone Away
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72
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Full Cry
undated
73
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Sporting Anecodotes:" Drawing for the Soft-Gound Etching of 'The Sporting Butcher'
undated
74
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
A Cock-fight Watched by Four Men in an Out-House:The Death, Engraved as Plate 40 in "The National Sports of Great Britain"
1821
75
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Sporting Incidents:" Drawing For the Soft-gound Etching of 'Panther Hunting'
undated
76
Possibly Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
The Death
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77
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
The Death: Yokels Watching in Foreground
undated
78
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
'Riding to Horses with Difficulty'
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79
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
The Death: Huntsman Holding Fox Aloft
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80
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Jumping a Wooden Fence
undated
81
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Rider on a Brown Horse Going at a Wall
undated
82
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
The Huntsman, Galloping to Left and Encouraging Hounds
undated
83
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
The Death: The Fox Hoist to a Fence
undated
84
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
The Huntsman and a Rider Encouraging the Hounds
undated
85
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
'Rather Too Fast'
undated
86
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
'Rather Too Slow'
undated
87
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
'Getting Across the Country Like a Gentleman'
undated
88
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Rider Holding on to a Gray Horse After a Fall
undated
89
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Jumping a Double Oxer - A Rider in Difficulties
undated
90
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Steeplechasing: Four Riders Taking a Ditch and an Oxer
undated
91
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Steeplechasing: The Field taking a Stone Wall and Gate
undated
92
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
The Night Riders of Nacton: Whoop! and Away! The large field near Biles Corner
undated
93
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Steeplechasing: The Finish
undated
94
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Going Along a Slapping Pace...'
undated
95
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Got in and Getting Out. Very Clever'
undated
96
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
The Night Riders of Nacton: The Last Field near Nacton Heath
undated
97
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Faceing a Brook Verifying the Old Adage, Look Before You Leap'
undated
98
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" 'Swishing at a Rasper From Your Own Timidity and Mismanagement Cause the Horse to Swerve...'
undated
99
Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
"Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders:" `Returning Home in Triumph. He Disdain'd a Slothful Easey Life; so Took to Hunting'