Alken, Henry Thomas (sold)
Henry Thomas Alken (October 12, 1784 - April 7, 1851) was a British, painter, engraver, caricaturist, and satirist active in London between 1816 and 1831. Alken was born in Soso, Westminster, the son e of Samuel Alken, another well known artist. He studied painting under his father, and afterwards under the miniaturist John Thomas Barber Beaumont (1774 - 1841). His earliest works were signed under the pseudonym 'Ben Tallyho,' but from about 1816 began publishing under his own name. Most of his work focused on British sporting life, including duck hunting, fox hunting, riding, coaching, etc. However, he was not above political satire often poking fun at the foibles of the aristocracy.
Remarkable political satire ridiculing Davy Crockett!
The Colonel Electioneering. How to Get a Vote, or Going Fixed for the Purpose.
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This rare and finely executed c. 1830 - 1835 satirical print illustrates the British perspective on American campaigning or 'Electioneering'. The focus of the print is David 'Davy' Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836), by then already a legendary American figure for his often-exaggerated frontier adventures. Here, Crockett embodies the British perspective on the American politician as an uneducated, tobacco chewing, corrupt drunkard - as well as propagates general British misconceptions about the Americas themselves. (more details)