Samuel Cousins
(1801-1887), EngraverEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 7 portraits
Artist associated with 180 portraits
Apprenticed from 1814 to engraver Samuel Reynolds, during which time he engraved many of the 360 mezzotints illustrating the works of Sir Joshua Reynolds. He established himself as an independent engraver, publishing his first plates in 1826. As well as publishing on his own behalf, he was also employed by many leading print publishers. Working on steel plates, Cousins used a combination of stipple engraving and etching processes. His most commercially successful work was his prints after popular paintings. Elected an associate engraver of the Royal Academy in 1835, Cousins exhibited his engravings there from 1837. In 1855, he was one of only two engravers to be elected Royal Academician.
by James Leakey
oil on canvas, 1843
NPG 1447
Solomon Alexander Hart; Samuel Cousins
by Charles West Cope
pencil, circa 1862
NPG 3182(3)
by Frank Holl
pen and wash, 1879
NPG 1751
by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax17131
by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax7564
by and published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, after Joseph Parkin Mayall
photogravure, circa 1883, published 1884
NPG Ax27819
by Charles Albert Waltner, published by Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, after Francis Holl
etching, published 1881 (1879)
NPG D34171
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