Discover art theorist, print artist, painter Alexander Cozens

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: Cousens, Alexander
Couzens, Alexander

Qualifications: art theorist, print artist, painter, draftsperson

Nationality/school: English

Born: Kazan (Tataristan) 1717
als zoon van Richard Cozens, chef scheepsbouw van Tsaar Peter de Grote

Deceased: London (England) 1786-04-23

Family relationships this field records any family relationship to one or more other artist(s).: vader en leraar van John Robert Cozens (1752-1797)

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1 hit in RKDimages as artist
5 hits in RKDlibrary as subject
1 hit in RKDexcerpts as artist

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Groot-Brittannië 1727 - 1786
Londen (Engeland) 1735 - 1740
studerend
Sint-Petersburg (Rusland) 1740 - 1744
ca. 1740-1744
Italië 1744 - 1746
in Rome in het atelier van Vernet werkzaam
Londen (Engeland) 1746 - 1786
Eton (Berkshire)
Bath (Engeland)

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Connections with other artists

Pupil of This field mentions the names of teachers or masters. What is at issue are the teachers who made a significant contribution to the development of a students, as opposed to every instructor they ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Vernet, Claude Joseph
Teacher of This field mentions the names of pupils. What is at issue are the pupils who were significantly influenced by a teacher as opposed to every student someone ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Beaumont, George Howland (Sir)
Beckford, William
Cozens, John Robert
Harcourt, George Simon of (Earl)
Influence on This field specifies the artists influenced by the artist in question, without there being question of an educational setting or servile following.: Wright of Derby, Joseph

Subjects This field specifies the various subject categories or genres that constitute the oeuvre of the artist in question. The contents of this field are generally based more on the documentation available at the RKD than on the literature.: caprices, landscape (genre), italianate, cityscape, veduta

Literature

Literature in RKDLibrary: 5 hits in RKDlibrary as subject

Witt Checklist 1995 , p. 112
Saur 1992- , vol. 22 (1999), p. 106
Kraan 2002 , p. 25

A.C. Esmeijer, 'Cloudscapes in theory and practice', Simiolus 9 (1977), p. 123-148
C. Pedretti, 'Claude Lorrain versus Alexander Cozens e i paesaggi "invenzionati" di Leonardo', in Liber veritatis : mélanges en l'honneur du professeur Marcel G. Roethlisberger, Cinisello Balsamo 2007, p. 123-131
K. Sloan, 'Alexander Cozens and amateurs drawn to etch', Print Quarterly 28 (2011), september nr. 4, p. 405-409

Documentation RKD

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Creation date: 1991-12-02; Last modified date: 2020-02-05

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