SAMUEL HENRY GORDON ALKEN (British, 1810 - 1894). Four Works: Taking the Water, A Steeplechasing Scene, and others, Oil on panel. Verso notation (to two of the paintings): "Small Racing Picture --Bought at Cambridge 1866 by Viscount Melgund (W. Rolly) afterwards 4th Earl of Minto." Individially framed.
PROVENANCE: With John Bennett Fine Paintings, 2004 There acquired.
NOTE: Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, (1845 – 2914), known as Viscount Melgund by courtesy from 1859 to 1891, was a British peer and politician who served as Governor General of Canada from 1898 to 1904, and Viceroy of India from 1905 to 1910. - Each one: Sight (approx): 3.75 x 9.25 inches; frame: 7 x 12 inches Estimate $1,200-1,400
