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David Cox

1783 - 1859

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Cox is the 1,959th most popular painter (down from 1,876th in 2019), the 5,349th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,313th in 2019) and the 121st most popular British Painter.

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Among painters, David Cox ranks 1,959 out of 2,023. Before him are Alfred Freddy Krupa, J. Alden Weir, Laura Knight, Zdenka Braunerová, Thalia Flora-Karavia, and Władysław Hasior. After him are Rembrandt Peale, Rebecca Solomon, Tom Roberts, Thomas Dewing, Ahmed Al Safi, and Eugene J. Martin.

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Among people born in 1783, David Cox ranks 43. Before him are Hannah Van Buren, Vicente Rocafuerte, Giovanni Berchet, Pedro Gual Escandón, Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet, and John Claudius Loudon. After him are Gabriele Rossetti, Thomas Sully, Jane Taylor, and Thomas Bibb. Among people deceased in 1859, David Cox ranks 64. Before him are Mountstuart Elphinstone, Juan Bautista Ceballos, Charles Hamilton Smith, Bakht Khan, George M. Bibb, and Richard Rush.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Cox ranks 5,351 out of 8,785. Before him are Mary Peters (1939), Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674), Chris Thomas (1947), Johnny Douglas (1882), Marc Warren (1967), and Rik Mayall (1958). After him are Frederick Humphreys (1878), Piers Anthony (1934), Howard Jacobson (1942), Sean Dyche (1971), Emilia Fox (1974), and Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (1951).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, David Cox ranks 121. Before him are Luke Fildes (1843), William Beechey (1753), Ernest Townsend (1880), Derek Riggs (1958), Thomas Baines (1820), and Laura Knight (1877). After him are Rebecca Solomon (1832), Tom Roberts (1856), James Thornhill (1675), William Nicholson (1872), Howard Hodgkin (1932), and Laura Muntz Lyall (1860).

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