Samuel Alken Sr. (London 22 October 1756 – 9 November 1815 London) was an English artist, a leading exponent of the newly developed technique of aquatint. History Samuel Alken entered the Royal Academy Schools, London, as a sculptor in 1772. He published A New Book of Ornaments Designed and Etched by Samuel Alken in 1779, and later established himself as one of the most competent engravers in the new technique of aquatint. His works included plates after George Morland, Richard Wilson, Thomas Rowlandson and Francis Wheatley. His plates for Sixteen views of the lakes in Cumberland and Westmorland after drawings John Emes and John Smith were published in 1796, and a set of aquatint views of North Wales after drawings by the Rev. Brian Broughton in 1798. Relatives The Alken family claims several well-known artists. See also Henry Thomas Alken Bibliography S. T. Prideaux: Aquatint Engraving (London, 1909, rev. 1968) M. D. George: A Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires, London, B.M. cat., vii (London, 1942) References 1756 births 1815 deaths Painters from London Animal artists 18th-century English painters English male painters 19th-century English painters 19th-century English male artists 18th-century English male artists