George Cumberland (1754 - 1848)
RA Collection: People and Organisations
Amateur watercolour-artist; writer on art; collector early Italian engravings and fossils. After study in Rome (1788-90) he lived in Britain, at Southampton, Windsor and Bristol.
Profile
Born: 27 November 1754
Died: 8 August 1848
RA Schools student from 30 Nov 1772
Gender: Male
Works associated with George Cumberland in the RA Collection
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![Edward Bird RA, Full-length portrait sketch of George Cumberland]()
Edward Bird RA
Full-length portrait sketch of George Cumberland, After 1807
Pencil on wove paper
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![Edward Bird RA, Portrait sketch of George Cumberland]()
Edward Bird RA
Portrait sketch of George Cumberland, After 1807
Pen and black ink on thick wove paper
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![Edward Bird RA, Portrait sketches of George Cumberland and Thomas Stothard]()
Edward Bird RA
Portrait sketches of George Cumberland and Thomas Stothard, After 1807
Pencil on wove paper
Associated books
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George Cumberland
Thoughts On Outline, Sculpture, And The System That Guided The Ancient Artists In Composing Their Figures And Groupes: Accompanied With Free Remarks On The Practice Of The Moderns, And Liberal Hints Cordially Intended For Their Advantage. To Which Are Annexed Twenty-Four Designs Of Clasical Subjects Invented On The Principles Recommended In The Essay By George Cumberland. - London.: [1796]
06/1018
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George Cumberland
An Essay On The Utility Of Collecting The Best Works Of The Ancient Engravers Of The Italian School; Accompanied By A Critical Catalogue, With Interesting Anecdotes Of The Engravers, Of A Chronological Series Of rare And Valuable Prints, From The Earliest Practice Of The Art In Italy To The Year 1549, Now Deposited In The British Museum and Royal Academy, In London, By George Cumberland. - London.: 1827.
05/2772
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George Cumberland
Some Anecdotes Of The Life Of Julio Bonasoni, A Bolognese Artist, Who Followed The Styles Of The Best Schools In The Sixteenth Century. Accompanied By A Catalogue Of The Engravings, With Their Measures, Of The Works Of That Tasteful Composer. And Remarks On The General Character Of His Rare And Exquisite Performances. To Which Is Prefixed, A Plan For The Improvement Of The Arts In England. By George Cumberland. - London: [1793]
05/2745
