Samuel Cousins
Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, 1773 - 1850. Judge and critic
About this artwork
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title:Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, 1773 - 1850. Judge and critic
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accession number:UP J 41
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materials:Mezzotint on paper
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date created:1830
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measurements:31.70 x 26.30 cm
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credit line:Provenance unknown
Samuel Cousins
Samuel Cousins
Cousins was a renowned [mezzotint] [engraver], producing works mainly after Sir Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Lawrence. Born in Exeter he was apprenticed to Samuel William Reynolds in 1814, who took him on without the usual payment that was due to masters for taking apprentices due to his precocious talent, having…
