Live Auction 7589Sporting Art
Henry Alken, Sen. (1784-1851)
Lot 44

Henry Alken, Sen. (1784-1851)

The Night Riders at Nacton: The Start; First Jump: The Fall; and The Finish

Closed23 May 2008

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GBP 17,300

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Henry Alken, Sen. (1784-1851)
The Night Riders at Nacton: The Start; First Jump: The Fall; and The Finish
each signed 'H. Alken', and signed and inscribed (on the reverses)
oil on board
9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm.)
a set of four (4)

Painted for J. Mabey Esq. (according to inscriptions in the artist's hand on the reverse of each panel)
with Arthur Ackerman & Son Ltd., London

Specialist note

These pictures illustrate a celebrated race said to have been run in 1803 over four and half miles from the Cavalry Barracks in Ipswich to Nacton Church.