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ALEXANDER, Cosmo John Painter, Jacobite 1745
(About 1724-1772) |
ALEXANDER, Cosmo John Painter, Jacobite 1745 1 2Another name for Cosmo was ALEXANDER, Cosmos.3 User ID: E575. General Notes: "Alexander was the son of John Alexander, a painter and engraver from Aberdeen, and was named Cosmo after Cosmo Gordon, son of the Jacobite Duke of Gordon. In 1745 he took part in the Jacobite Rising, which concluded with the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie at Culloden in January 1746. |
1 Internet Site, http://www.jameslindlibrary.org/articles/sir-george-chalmers-c-1720-1791-portraitist-of-james-lind/.
2 Internet Site, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Article: George Chalmers of Cults.
3 e-books, Scottish Painting Past and Present, 1620-1908 by J.L.Caw.
4 Internet Site, https://peoplepill.com/people/cosmo-alexander Cosmo Alexander Scottish painter.
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