Who created "An Extensive River Landscape"?

An Extensive River Landscape was created by Alexander Cozens in c. 1759.

When was "An Extensive River Landscape" created?

This artwork was created c. 1759.

What medium is "An Extensive River Landscape"?

An Extensive River Landscape is pen and black ink with gray and black wash, varnished.

Is "An Extensive River Landscape" in the public domain?

Yes, An Extensive River Landscape is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

An Extensive River Landscape

Alexander Cozens

c. 1759

Medium

pen and black ink with gray and black wash, varnished

Dimensions

overall: 28.6 x 40.7 cm (11 1/4 x 16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Donald Stone

Accession Number

2022.40.1

About the Artist

Alexander Cozens

Alexander Cozens (1717–1786) was a pioneering British landscape painter in watercolours, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to English shipbuilder Richard Cozens, who served Peter the Great—the tsar even stood as Alexander's godfather. Educated in England from age ten, he returned to Russia before embarking on a formative journey in 1746, sailing to Italy where he worked in the studio of the esteem...

An Extensive River Landscape

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