Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Bt
(1768-1841), SurgeonRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 7 portraits
Cooper began his medical studies at St Thomas's Hospital. In 1800, he was appointed surgeon at Guy's Hospital and in 1813 he became professor of Comparative Anatomy at the Royal College of Surgeons. Cooper is remembered today for the method he developed of tying off arteries to treat aneurysms. Appointed surgeon to King George IV, he received a baronetcy in 1821.
Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Bt
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, circa 1825
NPG 316a(20)
Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Bt
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, circa 1825
NPG 316a(21)
Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Bt
by Henry Meyer, after François Simonau
stipple engraving, published 1819
NPG D2207
Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Bt
by John Alais, published by Hurst, Robinson & Co, after Joseph William Rubidge
stipple engraving, published 20 January 1824
NPG D19560
Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Bt
by Robert Jacob Hamerton, after George F. Teniswood, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
lithograph, (1828)
NPG D34104
Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Bt
by John Samuel Agar, published by George Lawford, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published May 1825
NPG D19429
Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Bt
by Samuel Cousins, published by Colnaghi, Son & Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1 January 1830
NPG D49739
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