An Extensive River Landscape

c. 1759

Alexander Cozens

Associated Names
Alexander Cozens

Artist, British, c. 1717 - 1786

The image shows a landscape with various elements. There are large trees and rugged foliage in the foreground, leading to a horizon with mountains and fading landscapes. The horizon sits halfway up the image, where land meets the sky with clouds. The brushwork is detailed, capturing textures of trees and rocky terrain. The color scheme is warm sepia tones. Shadows and highlights add depth. In the distance, a small arched bridge crosses water, connecting dense trees to hills leading to the horizon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with gray and black wash, varnished

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Stone

  • Dimensions

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

  • Accession Number

    2022.40.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dudley Snelgrove, London [1906 - 1992]; (Leger Galleries, London); Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]; bequest to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1986

  • Alexander and John Robert Cozens, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1986 - 1987, no. FIND

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

2023

  • Drawing in Britain, 1700 - 1900: New Additions to the Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2023.

Bibliography

1969

  • Smith, Erik. "Alexander Cozens and the New Method" Old Watercolour Society Club 44 (1969): pl. XXII.

1986

  • Sloan, Kim. Alexander and John Robert Cozens. London, 1986: 31 and pl. 41.

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