Early Life and Artistic Foundations Elijah Albert Cox, known as E. A. Cox or simply E. Albert Cox, emerged from the bustling heart of Victorian London in 1876. Born in Islington, a district teeming with life and industry, his early years were deeply imprinted by the energy of the East End—a landscape that would become a recurring motif throughout his artistic career. While formal documentation remains sparse regarding his initial upbr…