2 ANIMAL PAINTERS 



to London, taking a house in Francis Street, 

 Tottenham Court Road. 



The elder Aiken painted in water colours, but 

 does not appear to have done anything that brings 

 him within our purview ; his artistic gifts were 

 inherited by three of his four sons : — (i) George, 

 who was an artist of considerable ability, and 

 (2) John Seffrien, who possessed moderate talent ; 

 these two shared a studio at 15, Southampton 

 Row, Holborn, John Seffrien living for many 

 years in New Road, Ed^ware Road, and for a 

 few years at Great Marlow. Henry (3), upon 

 whom our chief interest centres, worked occa- 

 sionally at his brothers' studio in Southampton 

 Row. The fourth son, Martin, emigrated to 

 America and engaged in business, ultimately 

 becoming a mill owner in one of the Eastern 

 States. The elder Aiken, beside his four sons, 

 had one daughter, Lydia, who was blind. She 

 lived for many years at Childrey, near Wantage, 

 and died in 1880 at the age of eighty-seven. 

 Samuel Aiken, who achieved considerable success 

 as an animal painter, and whose works will here- 

 after receive notice, is stated to have been a 

 brother of the immigrant Aiken and to have 

 accompanied him to England in 1772. Samuel 

 Aiken would then have been about 22 years of 



