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.
published by Edward Cooper, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
mezzotint, (1637)
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Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester
by Robert Williams, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, late 17th century
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by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
mezzotint, late 17th century
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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
by Alexander Browne, sold by Edward Cooper, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
mezzotint, late 17th century
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James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
by Robert Williams, after Willem Wissing, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, late 17th century
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by Robert Williams, after Samuel Cooper, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, late 17th century
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Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort
by Robert Williams, after Willem Wissing, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, late 17th century
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by Isaac Beckett, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, late 17th century
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Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester
by Robert Williams, after Willem Wissing, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, late 17th century
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by William Faithorne Jr, after Sir Peter Lely, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, late 17th century
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by Edward Cooper, after Unknown artist, published by John Smith
mezzotint, late 17th to early 18th century
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Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine
by William Faithorne Jr, after John Closterman, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, late 17th century
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Elizabeth Stanley (née Butler), Countess of Derby
by Robert Williams, after Willem Wissing, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, late 17th century
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Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and Lennox
by Isaac Beckett, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, late 17th century
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by William Faithorne Jr, published by Edward Cooper, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, late 17th century
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by William Faithorne Jr, published by Edward Cooper, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, late 17th century
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by William Faithorne Jr, published by Edward Cooper, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, late 17th century
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by Isaac Beckett, after Sir Anthony van Dyck, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, circa 1680-1684 (circa 1637)
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sold by Edward Cooper, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, circa 1680-1700
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Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
published by Edward Cooper, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1680s
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