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The Driver of the Mail 1852

The Driver of the Mail 1852

circa 1851

Print: aquatint

Print: aquatint

Johnson's Pedestrian Hobbyhorse Riding School

Johnson's Pedestrian Hobbyhorse Riding School

1819-1894

international horse show

international horse show

Johnson's Pedestrian Hobbyhorse Riding School

Johnson's Pedestrian Hobbyhorse Riding School

1894

The Driver of 1852

The Driver of 1852

1852

The Guard of 1852

The Guard of 1852

circa 1851

The Driver of the Mail 1832

The Driver of the Mail 1832

circa 1851

Brick Making

Brick Making

1824

Print, coloured, Fores's Contrasts, The Driver of the Mail 1852 and The Driver of the Mail 1832, by H Alken, published 1852, mounted together.

Print, coloured, Fores's Contrasts

Print, coloured, Fores's Contrasts, The Driver of 1832 and The Driver of 1852, by H Alken, published 1852, mounted together.

Print, coloured, Fores's Contrasts

1852

Lithograph, Hold Hard there!, drawn by Henry Alken and engraved by J H Engleheart, about 1845 to 1850. Depicts a passenger train halted by a pack of hounds tearing a fox apart on the railway line. There are two huntsmen on horseback at the side of the track, one of them pulling up his white horse, which is frightened by the train. On the other side of the line is a field, where two men are ploughing with a team of horses, and in the distance is the spire of a country church. Published by Rogerson and Tuxford, 246 Strand, London. British Transport Commission label gummed on reverse, with ink stamp and reference number in ball point pen.

Lithograph, 'Hold Hard there!', by H Alken

circa 1845-1850

Coloured engraving. 'The Guard of 1852'. Painted by H Alken.Guard standing beside luggage van, issuing instructions to porter in doorway of van. Engraved by J Harris. Published by Messrs Fores, 41 Piccadilly, London. 26 May 1852. Dimensions: 18.8976 x 14.6457 in.; 480 x 372 mm

Coloured engraving 'The Guard of 1852', by H Alken, 1852

1852-05-26

Print. A view in White Chapel Road Text:- The Progress of Steam. Alken's Illustration of Modern Prophecy. Shows a variety of steam driven road vehicles, all producing clouds of smoke. c.1960.

coloured print A view in White Chapel Road

1960

Coloured engraving. 'The Driver of 1852'. Painted by H Alken. Engraved by J Harris. Published by Messrs Fores, 41 Piccadilly, London. 26 May 1852, shows driver standing beside 'cab' of engine. Fireman in background. Scene in station. Dimesnions: 18.8976 x 14.6457 in (480 x 372 mm).

Coloured engraving 'The Driver of 1852', engraved by J Harris after painting by A Alken, 1852

1852-05-26

Print, Past and Present, by Henry Alken and the Leighton Brothers, about 1859. Coloured lithograph depicting William Chaplin's London to Manchester stagecoach Defiance, derelict in a farmyard and surrounded by farm animals. The carriage is covered in hay, and a chicken sits in the empty windowframe. In the background two passenger trains pass in opposite directions next to a station. Text above reads "Supplement. The Illustrated London News. April 23, 1859". Text below reads "Past and Present" with the number 176 at bottom right. Signed "Leighton Bros" at bottom right of image.

Past and Present

1859/04/23

Engraving. 'The Driver of 1831'. Painted by H Alken. Engraved by J Harris. Published by Messrs Fores, 41 Piccadilly, London. 26 February 1852.

Engraving 'The Driver of 1832', by H Alken, 18521

1852-05-26

Painting, watercolour, Past and Present, believed to be by Henry Alken, about 1859. Depicts William Chaplin's London to Manchester stagecoach Defiance, derelict in a farmyard and surrounded by farm animals. The carriage is covered in hay, and a chicken sits in the empty windowframe. In the background two passenger trains pass in opposite directions next to a station.

Past and Present

circa 1859

Coloured engraving. 'The Driver of 1832'. Painted by H Alken. Engraved by J Harris. Published by Messrs Fores, 41 Piccadilly, London. 26 May 1852.

Coloured engraving, 'The Driver of the Mail, 1832', by H Alden, 1852

1852-05-26

Coloured engraving. 'The Driver of the Mail, 1832'. Painted by H Alden. Engraved by J Harris. Published by Messrs Fores, 41 Piccadilly, London. 18 November 1852.

Coloured engraving, 'The Driver of the Mail, 1832', by H Alden, 1852

1852-11-18