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Edward William Cooke, R. A. , F. R. S. , F. Z. S. , F. S. A. , F. G. S. (27 March 1811-1880), English painter, was born in London on 27 March 1811. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. His father George and uncle, William Bernard, were both well-known engravers and Cooke was raised in their wide artistic circle. He was a precocious draughtsman and a skilled engraver from an early age, displayed an equal preference for marine subjects and published his 'Shipping and Craft' – a series of accomplished engravings – when he was 18, in 1829. He benefited from the advice of many of his father’s associates, notably Clarkson Stanfield (whose principal marine follower he became) and David Roberts. David Roberts is the name of David Roberts (painter (1796-1864 Scottish painter David Roberts (engineer (1859-1928 invented the caterpillar Cooke began painting in oils in 1833, took formal lessons from James Stark in 1834 and first exhibited at the Royal Academy and British Institution in 1835, by which time his style was essentially formed. James Stark (1794 - 1859 English painter, was born in Norwich, and as he showed strong artistic inclinations early in life was at the age of seventeen This article refers to an art institution in London For other meanings of Royal Academy see Royal Academy (disambiguation. The British Institution (in full the British Institution for Promoting the Fine Arts under the Patronage of His Majesty; founded 1805 disbanded 1867 was a private 19th-century

He went on to travel and paint with great industry at home and abroad, indulging his love of the 17th-century Dutch marine artists with a visit to Holland in 1837. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The Dutch people ( Dutch:) are the dominant Ethnic group of the Netherlands. Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. A maritime and economic power in the 17th century Holland today consists of the Dutch provinces of He returned regularly over the next 23 years, studying the effects of the coastal landscape and light, as well as the works of the country's Old Masters, resulting in highly successful paintings. " Old Master " (or " old master " is a term for a European painter of skill who worked before about 1800, or a painting by such These included 'Beaching a Pink at Scheveningen' (National Maritime Museum, London), which he exhibited in 1855 at the Royal Academy, of which he was an Associate from 1851. Scheveningen (ˈsxeːfənɪŋə is one of the eight Districts of The Hague, as well as one of its subdistricts ( wijken) London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. This article refers to an art institution in London For other meanings of Royal Academy see Royal Academy (disambiguation. He went on to travel in Scandinavia, Spain, North Africa and, above all, to Venice. Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the "). "[1]

Cooke was "particularly attracted by the Isle of Wight, and on his formative visit of 1835 he made a thorough study of its fishing boats and lobster pots; above all he delighted in the beaches strewn with rocks of various kinds, fishing tackle, breakwaters and small timber-propped jetties. The Isle of Wight is an English Island and county in the English Channel between three and five miles (8 km from the south coast of the "[2]

He also had serious natural history and geological interests, being a Fellow of the Linnaean Society, Fellow of the Geological Society and Fellow of the Zoological Society, and of the Society of Antiquaries. In the 1840s he helped his friend, the horticulturist, James Bateman fit out and design the gardens at Biddulph Grange in Staffordshire, in particular the orchids and rhododendrons. James Bateman ( July 18 1811 &ndash November 27 1897) was an accomplished Horticulturist and landowner Biddulph Grange is a National Trust house and landscaped gardens situated in Biddulph near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, "rose" and dendron, "tree" is a genus of flowering plants in the family His geological interests in particular led to his election as Fellow of the Royal Society in 1863 and he became a Royal Academician the following year. The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as The Royal Society, is a Learned society for science that was founded in 1660 This article refers to an art institution in London For other meanings of Royal Academy see Royal Academy (disambiguation. A definitive study of Cooke by John Munday was published in 1996 (Antique Collectors’ Club). "[3]

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.nmm.ac.uk/mag/pages/mnuInDepth/Biography.cfm?biog=57 National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
  2. ^ British fine art : David Cox : Edward Cooke : Thomas Rowlandson
  3. ^ http://www.nmm.ac.uk/mag/pages/mnuInDepth/Biography.cfm?biog=57 National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

See also

James Bateman ( July 18 1811 &ndash November 27 1897) was an accomplished Horticulturist and landowner Biddulph Grange is a National Trust house and landscaped gardens situated in Biddulph near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
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