| Samuel Alken |
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| 1756 births | |
| alken, samuel | |
| 1815 deaths | |
| people from london | |
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| english painters | |
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HISTORY Samuel Alken entered the Royal Academy Schools , London, as a sculptor in 1772 . In 1779 , he published A New Book Of Ornaments Designed And Etched By Samuel Alken , afterwards establishing himself as one of the most competent engravers in the new technique of aquatint. RELATIVES The Alken family claims several well known artists . There are some sporting paintings signed ''S. Alken'', but they may be the work of his eldest son, Samuel. |
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