Item 22: Engraving of Thomas Campbell. Author of the Pleasure of Hope, by Samuel and Henry Cousins (removed to Oversized Box #3), 1834 March 1
Item — Box: 8, Folder: 22
Dates
- Created: 1834 March 1
Creator
- Cousins, Henry, 1809-1864 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Engraving.
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
16 ½ in x 13in.
Description:
An engraving of Thomas Campbell, author of Pleasure of Hope; painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence, engraved by brothers Samuel and Henry Cousins. Samuel and Henry Cousins were 19th century engravers living in London. Henry Cousins was a mezzotint engraver. Samuel Cousins apprenticed under Samuel Reynolds in 1814 during which he engraved over 360 mezzotints illustrating the works of Joshua Reynolds, Britain’s most famous painter at the time and President of the Royal Academy. Samuel Cousins eventually established himself as an independent engraver, publishing his first plates in 1826. His style was to use a combination of stipple engraving and etching processes. He was elected an associate engraver of the Royal Academy in 1835 and two years later, exhibited his paintings at the academy. In 1855, he was one of two engravers to be elected “Royal Academician.” In the engraving, Campbell is dressed in a black coat looking over his left shoulder in the distance.
Creator
- Cousins, Henry, 1809-1864 (Person)
- Cousins, Samuel, 1801-1887 (Person)
Repository Details
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570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu