The Countess Gower and the Lady Elizabeth Leveson Gower (after Sir Thomas Lawrence)

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The Countess Gower and the Lady Elizabeth Leveson Gower (after Sir Thomas Lawrence)

Artist Samuel Cousins (English | British, 1801-1887)

Place of OriginEngland

Date1832

Dimensionsimage: 29 1/4 x 17 7/8 in. (74.3 x 45.4 cm)

MediumMezzotint engraving

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineMrs. Stevenson Scott in Memory of her husband

Object number

1952.3

Not on View

Label TextThe Countess Gower was the daughter of the sixth Earl of Carlisle, and in 1823 she married George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, later the second Duke of Sutherland. She is depicted here with her young daughter, who later became the Duchess of Argyll. Samuel Cousins was one of the most prolific English mezzotint makers and was noted for the high quality of his engravings. He received many important commissions in his lifetime and was the only engraver ever raised to membership in the Royal Academy.Published Referencescf. TOLEDO MUSEUM NEWS, No. 143, March 1953 Pautler, Margo L., "English Mezzotints," TOLEDO MUSEUM NEWS, New Series, Vol. 8, No. 1, Spring 1965, repr. p. 21 (also published as a handbook)Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, English Mezzotints: Gift of Mrs. Stevenson Scott, New York, March, 1953 Toledo Museum of Art, English Silver and Mexzzotints, Apr. 4-May 2, 1965 Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Museum of Art, 18th Century English Mezzotints, 1965