Cox, David, 1783-1859

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
קוקס, דייוויד, 1783-1859
Name (Latin)
Cox, David, 1783-1859
Other forms of name
Cox, David, the Elder, 1783-1859
Date of birth
1783-04-29
Date of death
1859-06-07
Field of activity
Painting
Occupation
Painters
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 64177706
Wikidata: Q1174087
Library of congress: n 84136903
Sources of Information
  • Benezit Dic. of Artists, in Oxford Art Online, May 17, 2016(Cox, David, the Elder; b. 29 April 1783, in Birmingham; d.15 June 1859, in Harborne)
  • Wildman, S. David Cox, 1983-1859, 1983.
  • Gealt, A. Looking at art, 1983:p. 397 (David Cox, b. Birmingham (Eng.) 1783, d. Harborne, 1859)
  • LC data base, 1-24-85(hdg.: Cox, David, 1783-1859)
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Wikipedia description:

David Cox (29 April 1783 – 7 June 1859) was an English landscape painter, one of the most important members of the Birmingham School of landscape artists and an early precursor of Impressionism. He is considered one of the greatest English landscape painters, and a major figure of the Golden age of English watercolour. Although most popularly known for his works in watercolour, he also painted over 300 works in oil towards the end of his career, now considered "one of the greatest, but least recognised, achievements of any British painter." His son, known as David Cox the Younger (1809–1885), was also a successful artist.

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