93,772 profiles ranked live

Back to the boardThe board

John Robert Cozens

✓ Source-basedstable

British artist

United KingdomArtistsLived 1752 to 1797 · aged 45
Compare
Fame45.8
Momentum2.2
Languages12
Peak1980s
In century#4,074

John Robert Cozens was an English painter of romantic watercolour landscapes, nearly all of Continental scenes. His career was brief and his production relatively low, but he had an enormous influence on later English watercolourists. Cozens painted striking watercolours which influenced Thomas Girtin and J. M. W.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 8

The Lake of Albano and Castle Gandolfo, Yale. Compare the very similar version in the Tate,[1], and another at the Whitworth.[2] In all, there are 11 versions.[3]The Lake of Albano and Castle Gandolfo, Yale. Compare the very similar version in the Tate,[1], and another at the Whitworth.[2] In all, there are 11 versions.[3]Lake of Albano and Castel Gandolfo at Sunset c. 1777, 43.5 cm (17.1 in) x 62.2 cm (24.4 in), auctioned in 2010 for £2.4 millionLake of Albano and Castel Gandolfo at Sunset c. 1777, 43.5 cm (17.1 in) x 62.2 cm (24.4 in), auctioned in 2010 for £2.4 millionThe Small Temple at Paestum, 10 x 14.5 inches, 7 November 1782. Once in the collections of William Beckford and AgnewThe Small Temple at Paestum, 10 x 14.5 inches, 7 November 1782. Once in the collections of William Beckford and AgnewAriccia (near Rome), from his first Italian visitAriccia (near Rome), from his first Italian visitLake Nemi and Genzano, Italy c. 1777.Lake Nemi and Genzano, Italy c. 1777.On the Gulf of Salerno near Vietri, MetropolitanOn the Gulf of Salerno near Vietri, MetropolitanTivoli, 371 mm (14.6 in) x 533 mm (21 in), dated 1778, YaleTivoli, 371 mm (14.6 in) x 533 mm (21 in), dated 1778, YaleAspen from the tree series, 1789, 24.3 x 31.7 cmAspen from the tree series, 1789, 24.3 x 31.7 cm

In their orbit 1

Artists from United Kingdom 6

Leslie Marr45.8Edith Tudor-Hart45.8Damian Elwes45.8Henry Justice Ford45.8Helen Chadwick45.8Tom Shakespeare45.8

About this person

John Robert Cozens was an English painter of romantic watercolour landscapes, nearly all of Continental scenes. His career was brief and his production relatively low, but he had an enormous influence on later English watercolourists. Cozens painted striking watercolours which influenced Thomas Girtin and J. M. W. Turner, who together made copies of many of them when young, paid by Dr Monro, and has been described as "perhaps the most poetic of English painters". Despite using a "very limited palette, usually blues, greys, and greens, [and] the simplest of compositions ... there is a grandeur and simplicity about his best work which appeals directly to the heart". John Constable described Cozens as "all poetry", and "the greatest genius that ever touched landscape."

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1752 to 1797 · aged 45
Written about in
12 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.