Samuel Cousins
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1769 - 1852. Field Marshal and statesman
About this artwork
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artist:Samuel Cousins (1801 - 1887) English
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title:Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1769 - 1852. Field Marshal and statesman
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date created:1828
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after:Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830) English
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materials:Mezzotint on paper
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measurements:29.20 x 24.10 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by William Finlay Watson 1886
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accession number:EP V 122.2
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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...