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Samuel Cousins after Thomas Lawrence - Fine 1827 Mezzotint Master Lambton
Description
A fine early nineteenth-century mezzotint by Samuel Cousins RA (1801-1887) after the portrait 'Master Lambton' (1825) by Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA FRS (1769-1830), popularly known as 'The Red Boy'. The engraving was published in 1827 by Colnaghi Son and Co. There is an identical copy in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Very well presented glazed in a cream mount and rosewood frame with a gold slip. On wove.Condition
There are some mild dents, scuffs, and scratches to the frame. The mezzotint is in exceptionally good condition with only some slight cockling to the substrate.
Size
37.8 x 27.4cm (14.9" x 10.8")Framed Size: 62.4 x 52.4cm (24.6" x 20.6")
Artist Biography
Samuel Cousins RA (1801-1887) was a British mezzotinter born in Exeter. In 1855 he was elected a full member of the Royal Academy, to which he later gave in trust fifteen-thousand pounds to provide annuities for superannuated artists. One of the most important figures in the history of British engraving, he died in London, unmarried, in 1887. Cousins was preeminently the interpreter of Sir Thomas Lawrence, his contemporary. During his apprenticeship to Samuel William Reynolds (1773-1835), he engraved many of his best works amongst the three hundred and sixty little mezzotints illustrating the works of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) which his master issued in his own name. In the finest of his numerous transcripts of Lawrence, such as 'Lady Acland and her Sons', 'Pope Pius VII', and 'Master Lambton', the distinguishing characteristics of the engraver's work, brilliancy, and force of effect in a high key corresponded exactly with similar qualities in the painter.
| SKU | qq963 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Samuel Cousins RA (1801-1887) after Lawrence |
| Date | 1827 |
| Dimensions | 37.8 x 27.4cm |
| Medium | Mezzotint |
| Subject | Portrait |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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