John Cousen (1804-1880)
John Cousen was a noted engraver of landscape scenes after his contemporaries. He was born in Bradford, Yorkshire and later apprenticed to engraver John Scott (1774-1827).
According to Bryan’s Dictionary, ‘His larger works after Turner, Stanfield and others are of great excellence, but his exquisite taste is best displayed in his smaller plates after Turner, especially those in the ‘Rivers of France’ which are full of poetic feeling.’
Cousen retired from art in 1864 due to ill health.
Collections
British Museum, London
Metropolitan Museum, New York
Royal Academy, London
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Literature
Gray, B (1937), The English Print, Adam and Charles Black
Hind, A M (1963 reprint), A History of Engraving and Etching, Dover Publications
Mackenzie, I (1988), British Prints, Antique Collectors’ Club
Williamson, G C Ed. (1904), Bryan’s Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, George Bell and Sons
John Cousen was a noted engraver of landscape scenes after his contemporaries. He was born in Bradford, Yorkshire and later apprenticed to engraver John Scott (1774-1827).
According to Bryan’s Dictionary, ‘His larger works after Turner, Stanfield and others are of great excellence, but his exquisite taste is best displayed in his smaller plates after Turner, especially those in the ‘Rivers of France’ which are full of poetic feeling.’
Cousen retired from art in 1864 due to ill health.
Collections
British Museum, London
Metropolitan Museum, New York
Royal Academy, London
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Literature
Gray, B (1937), The English Print, Adam and Charles Black
Hind, A M (1963 reprint), A History of Engraving and Etching, Dover Publications
Mackenzie, I (1988), British Prints, Antique Collectors’ Club
Williamson, G C Ed. (1904), Bryan’s Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, George Bell and Sons
Our selection of antique prints after J M W Turner, including work by John Cousen can be viewed here.