About Lionel J. Cowen
Lived 1846 – 1895 (aged 48–49). Lionel J. Cowen was a painter.
Lionel Jonas Cowen (1846 – 7 August 1895) was an English painter, known for his portraits, genre scenes, and interiors.
Cowen first exhibited in 1869 at the Suffolk Street Gallery. He was a member of the Royal Society of British Artists, and regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy. He died of nephritis at sea on 7 August 1895, while on his way home from Hobart Town, Tasmania, where he had been for some years engaged in the practise of his art.
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Who was Lionel J. Cowen?
British artist (1846–1895)
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Lionel J. Cowen was born in 1846.
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Lionel J. Cowen died on 7 August 1895 in Indian Ocean.
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Lionel J. Cowen was a painter.
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