Edward Alcock
Edward Alcock (fl. 1745–1778) was an English painter of portraits and miniatures. • Illustration — Edward Alcock, William Shenstone (1760), oil on canvas Alcock lived in a variety of towns around England and was described by the poet William Shenstone as "the most volatile of all creatures that have not wings". He is first recorded living with his mother in 1745 in Liverpool, where he went into partnership with a carver-and-gilder in 1747.
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Edward Alcock
- Born
- 1745
- Died
- 1778
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
- Languages
- English
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Born in 1745, died in 1778.
The recorded working language is English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are London and Bristol. Work by Edward Alcock is recorded in the collections of Yale Center for British Art, National Portrait Gallery and Glynn Vivian Art Gallery.
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