Artist: Alexander Cozens (1717 - 1786)
Nationality: British
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Media: Drawing
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Biography:
Alexander Cozens was born in Russia and was educated in England. He returned to his native country shortly after he completed his studies and did not settle in England under he was around the age of thirty. He became the first British artist to work solely as a landscapist and helped to earn respect for his medium. In addition, he was also a popular teacher and wrote multiple treatises.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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John Robert Cozens, Lake of Nemi, 1789
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John Robert Cozens, Palm Trees on a Mediterranean Bay, 1789
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Cosmo Alexander - Alexander Grant 1770 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago
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Jean Audran, From the Battles of Alexander the Great: Alexander attacking Perseus, 17th - 18th century
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John White Alexander - Portrait of Mrs. John White Alexander 1902 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art American
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Bernardo Rosselli - The Triumph of Alexander c. 1485 tempera and gilding Los Angeles County Museum of Art Italian
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Edgar Degas - Alexander and Bucephalus 1861-1862 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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George Romney - Mrs. Alexander Blair 1787-1789 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art British
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John Trumbull - Alexander Hamilton c. 1806 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Trumbull - Alexander Hamilton c. 1792 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Anonymous , Portrait of Alexander von Fielitz, composer, 1913
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Vincent Van Gogh - Portrait of Alexander Reid c. 1887 oil on canvas Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at The University of Oklahoma Dutch
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Mary Cassatt - Alexander J. Cassatt c. 1880 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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James McNeill Whistler - Alexander Arnold Hannay c. 1896 oil on wood National Gallery of Art American
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Charles-Andre Van Loo - The Victory of Alexander of Porus c. 1738 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Henry Raeburn - Mrs. Alexander Campbell of Possil 18-19th century oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art Scottish
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Alexander Calder, Papillon, 1975
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Robert Feke - Captain Alexander Graydon c. 1746 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Sir Henry Raeburn - Portrait of Alexander Home c. 1810 oil on canvas Brooks Museum Scottish
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Alexander Brook, Supine, 1934
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Alexander Archipenko, Two Nudes, 1921
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Alexander Calder, Lollipops, 1976
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Martha Alexander, Girl"s Head, 1949
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Alexander Archipenko, Coquette, 20th century
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Alexander Schilling , The Plowed Field, 1906
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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo - Alexander the Great with the Women of Darius 1750-53 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art Italian
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William Hamilton - Alexander Masterton and His Wife and Children 1834 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art American
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Donato Creti - Alexander the Great Threatened by His Father 1700-1705 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Italian
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Henry Alexander, The First Lesson (The Taxidermist), 1885
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Joesph Blackburn - Abigail Chesebrough (Mrs. Alexander Grant) 1754 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago American
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Frederic Porter Vinton, American, 1846-1911 Alexander Moseley 1880"s Oil on canvas 133.03 x 107 cm
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Alexander Runciman, Musidora (?), 18th century
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Alexander Runciman, Fingal, 18th century
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Alexander Gardner, Lewis Powell (Alias Payne), Conspirator, Seated and Manacled, April, 1865 from the book, The Album of the Lincoln Conspiracy (Washington: Alexander Gardner, 1866), 1865
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Henry Alexander, My Sister Rae, circa 1880
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Henry Alexander, Three Musicians with Dog, 19th century
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Alexander Walker, Cutters Green, 1922
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Alexander Pope, The Trumpeter Swan, 1900
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Henry Wolf, Portrait of Alexander Hamilton, 1898
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Alexander Runciman, Ariadne, 18th century

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Tate Britian: Drawing Materials and Techniques: Works on Paper from the Oppe Collection 1700-1850
Rather than placing emphasis on the artist, or the subject and content of the drawings, the exhibition looks closely at the materials and techniques used to create them. Most works in the exhibition will be on display for t...

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Alexander Cozens (1717 - 1786) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
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