Edward Cooper
(died 1725), PrintsellerSitter in 3 portraits
Artist associated with 169 portraits
Edward Cooper was the most distinguished print publisher of his generation and a leading figure in the art world. He was recognised as an authority on the fine arts, and sold paintings and art materials. He employed engravers such as John Smith and Isaac Beckett and cultivated leading portrait painters including Godfrey Kneller, William Wissing and Frederic Kerseboom. He was a member of the Society of the Virtuosi of St Luke, the earliest art society in the country, and was one of George Vertue's advisers about art history.
by John Smith, after Willem Wissing, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, 1686
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John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1686
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John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1686
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James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1686 (1683)
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by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1686
NPG D11559
Queen Mary II when Princess of Orange
published by Edward Cooper, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, circa 1686
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John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1686
NPG D12003
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem
published by Edward Cooper, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1686
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Dorothy Brownlow (née Mason), Lady Brownlow
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1687
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Mary Radcliffe (née Tudor), Countess of Derwentwater
by Bernard Lens (II), after Jan van der Vaart, after Willem Wissing, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, circa 1687-1696
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Anne Gerard (née Mason), Countess of Macclesfield when Viscountess Brandon
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1687
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Jane (née Skeffington), Lady Hamilton
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1687
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Dorothy Brownlow (née Mason), Lady Brownlow
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1687
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Dorothy Brownlow (née Mason), Lady Brownlow
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1687
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Mary Radcliffe (née Tudor), Countess of Derwentwater
by Bernard Lens (II), after Jan van der Vaart, after Willem Wissing, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, circa 1687-1696
NPG D35146
Mary Radcliffe (née Tudor), Countess of Derwentwater
by Bernard Lens (II), after Jan van der Vaart, after Willem Wissing, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, circa 1687-1696
NPG D35147
Anne Gerard (née Mason), Countess of Macclesfield when Viscountess Brandon
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1687
NPG D38067
Dorothy Brownlow (née Mason), Lady Brownlow
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1687
NPG D846
Queen Anne when Princess of Denmark
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing, after Jan van der Vaart
mezzotint, 1687
NPG D11529
Anne Gerard (née Mason), Countess of Macclesfield when Viscountess Brandon
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1687
NPG D11628
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