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Edward William Cooke
Edward William Cooke

Edward William Cooke

English, 1811 - 1880
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Edward William Cooke was an English landscape and marine painter, and gardener.

Cooke was born in Pentonville, London, the son of well-known line engraver George Cooke; his uncle, William Bernard Cooke (1778–1855), was also a line engraver of note, and Edward was raised in the company of artists. He was a precocious draughtsman and a skilled engraver from an early age, displayed an equal preference for marine subjects (in special in sailing ships) 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. 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.

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 the Netherlands in 1837. 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. 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. He went on to travel in Scandinavia, Spain, North Africa and, above all, to Venice. In 1858, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Honorary Academician.

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."

He also had serious natural history and geological interests, being a Fellow of the Linnean 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. 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.

In 1842 John Edward Gray named a species of boa, Corallus cookii, in Cooke's honor.

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Demolition of the Great or Chapel Pier of Old London Bridge

Demolition of the Great or Chapel Pier of Old London Bridge (1852)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
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Bomb Proof Battery near Gillingham, on the Medway….

Bomb Proof Battery near Gillingham, on the Medway….

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
Landscape
Old and New London Bridge

Old and New London Bridge

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
Landscape
Venice, a November Evening in the Lagoon

Venice, a November Evening in the Lagoon (1859)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
Landscape
A Horn Lantern, July 25, 1833

A Horn Lantern, July 25, 1833 (1833)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
Still Life
‘Thou hast the sunset’s glow, Rome, for thy dower, Flushing the cypress tree, Temple and tower’

‘Thou hast the sunset’s glow, Rome, for thy dower, Flushing the cypress tree, Temple and tower’ (1849)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
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Rome

Rome (1868)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
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Sunset on the lagoon, Venice

Sunset on the lagoon, Venice (1868)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
Landscape
Santa Maria della Salute, Venice

Santa Maria della Salute, Venice (after 1850)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
Landscape
Dutch sailing boats on the Zuyder Zee with a distant windmill

Dutch sailing boats on the Zuyder Zee with a distant windmill (1864)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
Landscape
Calm on Zuider Zee; A Zuider Zee fishing haven

Calm on Zuider Zee; A Zuider Zee fishing haven (1876)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
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The Rocky Beach and Cliffs at Fécamp

The Rocky Beach and Cliffs at Fécamp (mid-1830s)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
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London Bridge from the Upper Landing of the Steps near Tooley Street

London Bridge from the Upper Landing of the Steps near Tooley Street (1833)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
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New London Bridge from Billingsgate

New London Bridge from Billingsgate (1832)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
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Old London Bridge after the Repair of 1700 until 1831

Old London Bridge after the Repair of 1700 until 1831 (1833)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
Landscape
Part of Old London Bridge, St. Magnus and the Monument

Part of Old London Bridge, St. Magnus and the Monument (1831)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
Landscape
Steps of New London Bridge, St. Magnus, the Monument and Part of Old Bridge

Steps of New London Bridge, St. Magnus, the Monument and Part of Old Bridge (1831)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
Landscape
The Old and New London Bridge

The Old and New London Bridge (1830)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
Landscape
The Southwark End of Old London Bridge

The Southwark End of Old London Bridge (1831)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
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Alicante

Alicante (1861)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
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Bridge of Sighs, Venice

Bridge of Sighs, Venice (1858)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
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Trabaccoli carrying wood, San Giorgio Maggiore and the Dogana beyond

Trabaccoli carrying wood, San Giorgio Maggiore and the Dogana beyond (1859)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
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Venice, Santa Maria della Salute at Sunset

Venice, Santa Maria della Salute at Sunset (1852)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
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Godstow Bridge near Oxford

Godstow Bridge near Oxford (1835)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
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Toulon

Toulon (1845 or after 1863)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
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Off the Needles, Isle of Wight

Off the Needles, Isle of Wight (1845)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
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On the Nile

On the Nile (1860)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
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Opposite my House at Barnes

Opposite my House at Barnes (1862)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
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Pylons at Karnak, the Theban Mountains in the Distance

Pylons at Karnak, the Theban Mountains in the Distance (1873 or 1874)

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
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The Piazzetta Of St Mark, Venice

The Piazzetta Of St Mark, Venice

Edward William Cooke (English, 1811 - 1880)
Landscape
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