Henry Thomas Collection (#2)

Mr Jorrockss Hunt Breakfast: a Terrible Surprise, 1838. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Mr Jorrockss Hunt Breakfast: a Terrible Surprise, 1838. Scene depicting one of the humorous adventures of Mr Jorrocks, a vulgar Cockney grocer who aspires to the sporting life in the country

Swell and the Surrey. The Hounds in Full Cry, 1838. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Swell and the Surrey. The Hounds in Full Cry, 1838. Scene depicting one of the humorous adventures of Mr Jorrocks, a vulgar Cockney grocer who aspires to the sporting life in the country

The Hunt - The Meet, 1820, (1890). Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
The Hunt - The Meet, 1820, (1890). Frieze, one of a series showing fox hunting, illustration supplement to The Graphic, 12 April 1890

The Guard of 1852 and The Guard of 1832, 1852. Artist: J Harris
The Guard of 1852 and The Guard of 1832, 1852; showing a comparison between a train guard and a coach guard. The phenomenal growth and popularity of the railways between the 1830s

Billingsgate: Tom and Bob taking a survey after a nights spree, London, 1820
Billingsgate: Tom and Bob taking a survey after a nights spree, 1820; satirical print showing a market scene at Billingsgate fish market, London with two women fighting

By this hand I swear that your property can easily dispense - but your person - oh, oh - there I feel it - oh, oh. 1828. A young suitor kneels in front of a plump and unattractive young lady

Chase of the Roebuck: Full Cry, c1800, (1922). Artists: Henry Thomas Alken, Richard Reeve
Chase of the Roebuck: Full Cry, c1800, (1922). Walter Parry Hodges (1760-1845). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring, by Walter Shaw Sparrow [John Lane The Bodley Head, Limited

The Cleric Shows The Way, c1800, (1922). Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
The Cleric Shows The Way, c1800, (1922). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring, by Walter Shaw Sparrow [John Lane The Bodley Head, Limited, London, 1922]

Treeing The Fox, c1800, (1922). Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Treeing The Fox, c1800, (1922). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring, by Walter Shaw Sparrow [John Lane The Bodley Head, Limited, London, 1922]

Over the Stream, c1800, (1922). Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Over the Stream, c1800, (1922). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring, by Walter Shaw Sparrow [John Lane The Bodley Head, Limited, London, 1922]

Plate V: Grand Leicestershire Steeplechase, 1829, 1830, (1922). Artist: Charles Bentley
Plate V: Grand Leicestershire Steeplechase, 1829, 1830, (1922).After Henry Thomas Alken(1785?1851). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring

Officer, Life Guards, 1909. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Officer, Life Guards, 1909. From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

Officer, Foot Artillery, c1825 (1909). Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Officer, Foot Artillery, c1825 (1909). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

Officer, 9th Lancers, c1825 (1909). Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Officer, 9th Lancers, c1825 (1909). The 9th Queens Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1715

Astarte Henry Corbould Henry Thomas Ryall England
Astarte; Henry Corbould, Henry Thomas Ryall; England; 1843 - 1845; Engraving; 15.1 x 11.4 cm (5 15, 16 x 4 1, 2 in.)

The Death, c1824. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXI. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1928]

Breaking Cover, c1824. After Henry Thomas Alken(1785-1851). From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXI. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1928]

Meeting at Cover, c1824. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXX. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1928]

Marguerite Countess of Blessington, c1834. Artist: Henry Thomas Ryall
Marguerite Countess of Blessington, c1834. Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington (1789-1849). After Alfred Edward Chalon (1780-1860).. From The Connoisseur Volume XXIV. [The Connoisseur Ltd

The Race for the St Leger 1851 - Newminsters Year, c1851. Artist: JH Engelheart
The Race for the St Leger 1851 - Newminsters Year, c1851. Newminster (1848-1868), British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the St. Leger Stakes in 1851. After Henry Thomas Alken (1785?1851)

The Chase of the Roebuck, 1834. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
The Chase of the Roebuck, 1834. From The Studio Volume 130. [The Studio Ltd, London & New York, 1945]

The Liverpool Mail Near St. Albans, c19th century. Artists: Robert Havell, Henry Thomas Alken
The Liverpool Mail Near St. Albans, c19th century. After Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851). From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908]

Racing, c19th century. Artist: John Clarke
Racing, c19th century. After Henry Alken (1785-1851). From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill [The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908]

The Liverpool Mail Near St Albans, 19th century. Artist: Robert Havell
The Liverpool Mail Near St Albans, 19th century. After Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851). From The Connoisseur Vol. XX. [Otto Limited, London, 1908]

Steeplechasing, , c1805-1851, (1924). Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Steeplechasing. One of a series of four pictures. From The Connoisseur Vol LXVIII [Otto Limited, London, 1924.]

A Steeplechase: The Winner, 1827. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
A Steeplechase: Plate VI - The Winner. And to such wonderous doing brought his horse. - Hamlet. After an original work by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851)

A Steeplechase: Covering a strong bullock fence. Down for a hundred!, 1927. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
A Steeplechase: Plate V - Covering a strong bullock fence. Down for a hundred!..Any odds on white, 1827. After an original work by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851)

A Steeplechase: Crossing a deep ravine dangerous to pass, 1827. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
A Steeplechase: Plate IV - Crossing a deep ravine dangerous to pass - with 6 to 2 on white, 1827. After an original work by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851)

A Steeplechase: A slap at a stone enclosure. 5 to 4 on white, 1827. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
A Steeplechase: Plate III - A slap at a stone enclosure. 5 to 4 on white, 1827. After an original work by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851)

A Steeplechase: Going over an old blind roadway, and doing it well: even betting, 1827. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
A Steeplechase: Plate II - Going over an old blind roadway, and doing it well: even betting, 1827. After an original work by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851)

A Steeplechase: The Start. Off they Go - with white for choice, 1827. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
A Steeplechase: Plate 1 - The Start. Off they Go - with white for choice, 1827. After an original work by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851)

Full Cry, c1820. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Full Cry, c1820. After an original work by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851). From The Sport of Our Fathers published by Williams and Norgate, Ltd. 1927

Tally Ho!, c1820. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Tally Ho!, c1820. A self portrait of the artist Henry Alken as Ben Tally Ho!. After an original work by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851)

The Devonport Mail Near Amesbury, 1907. Artist: William Havell
The Devonport Mail Near Amesbury: Going Post through an Avalanche of Snow. Engraving by Robert Havell after a drawing by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851). From The Connoisseur 1907-8

Taking the Lead, 1906. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Taking the Lead, An English hunting scene after an original work by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851). From the Connoisseur VOL. XV, 1906

A First Rate Workman of Melton, 1906. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
A First Rate Workman of Melton. An English hunting scene after an original work by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851). From the Connoisseur VOL. XV, 1906

The Duke of Wellington and Hodge, 1906. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
The Duke of Wellington and Hodge, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) talking to an estate worker. Arthur Wellesley was an excellent equestrian

Fox Hunting: Leaping the Brook, 1906. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Fox Hunting: Leaping the Brook, after an original work by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851). From The Connoisseur, VOL. XVI, 1906

The Birmingham Mail near Aylesbury, the guard Banbury proceeding with the bags, 1837 (1907). Artist: Robert Havell
The Birmingham Mail near Aylesbury, the guard Banbury proceeding with the bags 1837. Mail coach drawn by two horses stuck in a snowdrift, with three other horsemen coming to the rescue

The Holyhead and Chester Mails, 1905. Artist: Robert Havell
The Holyhead and Chester Mails at Hockley Hill, near Dunstable. Engraving by Robert Havell after a drawing by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851). Coaches stuck in snow drifts

The Progress of Steam - A view in White Chapel Road, 1905. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
The Progress of Steam - A view in White Chapel Road, 1830. A variety of steam vehicles being driven around White Chapel Road, London, illustrating the artists predictions for the modern steam age

Symptoms of Being Amused, 1822. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Symptoms of Being Amused, 1822

General James Ochoncar, 1837. Artist: James Ochoncar
General James Ochoncar, 1837

Napoleon III (1808-1873), Pesident of France, 19th century. Napoleon, born Charles Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, also known as Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte

Queen Mary I of England, (1836). Artist: Henry Thomas Ryall
Queen Mary I of England, (1836). Mary Tudor (1516-1558) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 1553 until her death

Bobs first introduction to gaming, a modern Hell, c1821. Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
Bobs first introduction to gaming, a modern Hell, c1821. A Modern Hell, or fashionable gaming house. Illustration from Real Life in London or the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho

Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, (1831). Artist: Henry Thomas Ryall
Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, (1831). Atterbury (1663-1732) was a man of letters and politician as well as a bishop

Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, (1832). Artist: Henry Thomas Ryall
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, (1832). Amherst (1717-1797) commanded British forces in the war against the French in North America in 1758-1760

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Henry Thomas was a versatile artist who lived in the early 19th century. Born in 1941, he made significant contributions to various art forms including boxing illustrations. One of his notable works is "The Driver of 1832, " which showcases his talent for capturing the essence of this era's transportation. Another masterpiece, "The Driver of 1852, " further exemplifies Henry Thomas' attention to detail and historical accuracy. In addition to his skillful depictions of transportation, it also portrayed influential figures from the past. His artwork featuring Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales reflects both her beauty and significance during the 19th century. Not all artworks attributed to they can confirmed as his own creations; some remain anonymous but still capture the spirit of their time. Examples include "The Wrong Sort" and "The Right Sort, " both representing mid-19th-century England with unknown creators. Henry Thomas Alken's work extends beyond portraits and includes scenes from hunting expeditions such as "The Hunt - Full Cry. " This painting perfectly captures the excitement and energy associated with this popular sport during that period. Another renowned artist named John Heaviside Clark created an artwork titled "Fishing in a Punt" in collaboration with Henry Thomas Alken in 1820. Their combined efforts resulted in a captivating depiction that transports viewers back to a serene day on the water. "The Brighton Mail on Christmas Day" is another noteworthy piece by Henry Thomas Alken, showcasing his ability to convey festive atmospheres through detailed illustrations. The scene depicts a bustling mail carriage amidst snowy surroundings, evoking feelings of holiday cheer. Mr. Henry himself took center stage as Jack Straw in one particular creation dated back to 1848—an intriguing self-portrait that reveals not only his artistic skills but also hints at his playful nature. While most known for traditional art forms, Henry Thomas ventured into other mediums like sculpture—evident through Balthazar, a piece created in 1929.