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James Pattison (Patterson) Cockburn BIOGRAPHY
1779 New York City - 1847 Woolrich, England. Known for: British army topography, painting, illustration, printmaking.
James Pattison Cockburn (1779 - 1847) (1). A prolific painter, draftsman, illustrator and printmaker, Major General James Pattison Cockburn (AKA: James Patterson Cockburn), was also a career soldier... Read full biography
James Pattison Cockburn (1779 - 1847) (1). A prolific painter, draftsman, illustrator and printmaker, Major General James Pattison Cockburn (AKA: James Patterson Cockburn), was also a career soldier from the age of 14, a combat veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, and a tireless traveler. He was born in... Read full biography
James Pattison Cockburn (1779 - 1847) (1). A prolific painter, draftsman, illustrator and printmaker, Major General James Pattison Cockburn (AKA: James Patterson Cockburn), was also a career soldier from the age of 14, a combat veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, and a tireless traveler. He was born in New York City to parents who were members of the British occupying forces (2), and he died in Woolwich, England (south-east London), his home since 1832. (3). In Canada, he is considered an important... Read full biography
James Pattison Cockburn (1779 - 1847) (1). A prolific painter, draftsman, illustrator and printmaker, Major General James Pattison Cockburn (AKA: James Patterson Cockburn), was also a career soldier from the age of 14, a combat veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, and a tireless traveler. He was born in New York City to parents who were members of the British occupying forces (2), and he died in Woolwich, England (south-east London), his home since 1832. (3). In Canada, he is considered an important artist because of the numerous paintings, drawings and prints he completed while posted in Quebec City, serving there as commander of the Royal Artillery in Canada (1822 - 1823 and 1826 - 1832). His street scenes, landscapes and genre pieces are... Read full biography
James Pattison Cockburn (1779 - 1847) (1). A prolific painter, draftsman, illustrator and printmaker, Major General James Pattison Cockburn (AKA: James Patterson Cockburn), was also a career soldier from the age of 14, a combat veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, and a tireless traveler. He was born in New York City to parents who were members of the British occupying forces (2), and he died in Woolwich, England (south-east London), his home since 1832. (3). In Canada, he is considered an important artist because of the numerous paintings, drawings and prints he completed while posted in Quebec City, serving there as commander of the Royal Artillery in Canada (1822 - 1823 and 1826 - 1832). His street scenes, landscapes and genre pieces are highly regarded as accurate representations of Quebec (then Lower Canada) and Ontario (then Upper Canada) in the early 19th century; they are... Read full biography
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James Pattison Cockburn (1779 - 1847) (1)
A prolific painter, draftsman, illustrator and printmaker, Major General James Pattison Cockburn (AKA: James Patterson Cockburn), was also a career soldier from the age of 14, a combat veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, and a tireless traveler. He was born in New York City to parents who were members of the British occupying forces (2), and he died in Woolwich, England (south-east London), his home since 1832. (3)
In Canada, he is considered an important artist because of the numerous paintings, drawings and prints he completed while posted in Quebec City, serving there as commander of the Royal Artillery in Canada (1822 - 1823 and 1826 - 1832). His street scenes, landscapes and genre pie...But wait, there's more...
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