Early Modern

george cuitt the elder

Born 1743 Died 1818 Works span 1777–1777

George Cuitt the Elder (1743–1818): Yorkshire Landscape Painter and Patron of Romantic Vision George Cuitt the Elder was a British painter born at Moulton, near Richmond in Yorkshire, in 1743. His early fascination with drawing—fueled by his father’s profession as a builder—quickly blossomed into a serious pursuit of artistic talent, culminating in a scholarship to study painting in Italy thanks to the generosity of Sir Lawrence Dunda…

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1777

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1777

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Chronological Journey

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george cuitt the elder

1743 – 1818

The Lifeline

Chapters — Career Periods

Thumbnails — Dated Works

Colour Band — Movement Drift

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