Lot 518: Circle of Alexander Cozens 1717-1786- Study of

Circle of Alexander Cozens 1717-1786- Study of Roman ruins; watercolour and bodycolour, bears an early inscribed letter attached verso, 26x36cm., (unframed). Note: Alexander Cozens traditionally held to be the natural son of Peter the Great of Russia and an Englishwoman Mary Davenport. The czar took her to Russia, where Cozens was born (b. St. Petersburg, 1717) Alexander Cozens was in fact son of Richard Cozens (1674-1735), who worked for Peter the Great as a shipbuilder. Alexander Cozens was sent to study painting in Italy from where he travelled to England around 1746. In 1760 he was among the contributors to the first public exhibition in London of works by living artists.

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