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
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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
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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
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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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Dorothy Brownlow (née Mason), Lady Brownlow
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1687
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Queen Anne when Princess of Denmark
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing, after Jan van der Vaart
mezzotint, 1687
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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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Jane (née Skeffington), Lady Hamilton
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1687
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Queen Anne when Princess of Denmark
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing, after Jan van der Vaart, after Edward A. Smith
mezzotint, 1687
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by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing, and after Jan van der Vaart
mezzotint, 1688
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John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby when Earl of Mulgrave
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, 1688
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Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Jan van der Vaart
mezzotint, 1688
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John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby when Earl of Mulgrave
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1688
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John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby when Earl of Mulgrave
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1688
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Elizabeth Montagu (née Willmot), Countess of Sandwich
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing, after Jan van der Vaart
mezzotint, 1688
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by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing, and after Jan van der Vaart
mezzotint, 1688
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by William Faithorne Jr, published by Edward Cooper, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, circa 1689-1702
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by Bernard Lens (II), published by Edward Cooper, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1689-1702
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Queen Anne when Princess of Denmark
probably by Isaac Beckett, published by Edward Cooper, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1689
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by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1689
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King William III and Queen Mary II
by Bernard Lens (II), published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, 1689-1702
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Prince George of Denmark, Duke of Cumberland and Queen Anne
by Bernard Lens (II), after Unknown artist, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, 1689-1702
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by William Faithorne Jr, sold by Edward Cooper, after Jan van der Vaart
mezzotint, late 17th century
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by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Johann Kerseboom
mezzotint, 1689 (1689)
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by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1689
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by John Smith, after John Riley, published by Richard Tompson, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, 1690 (circa 1689-1691)
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by William Faithorne Jr, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, circa 1690s
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by William Faithorne Jr, after John Closterman, published by Edward Cooper
line engraving, circa 1690-1710
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by William Faithorne Jr, published by Edward Cooper, after John Closterman
mezzotint, circa 1690-1710
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by William Faithorne Jr, published by Edward Cooper, after John Closterman
mezzotint, circa 1690-1725
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King William III when Prince of Orange
by William Faithorne Jr, published by Edward Cooper, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1690s
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by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, published by Richard Tompson, after John Riley
mezzotint, 1690 (circa 1689-1691)
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by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Jan van der Vaart
mezzotint, 1690
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by John Smith, published by Richard Tompson, published by Edward Cooper, after John Riley
mezzotint, 1690 (circa 1689-1691)
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by William Faithorne Jr, published by Edward Cooper, after John Closterman
mezzotint, (circa 1690)
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by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, published by Richard Tompson, after John Riley
mezzotint, 1690 (circa 1689-1691)
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Frances Coningsby (née Jones), Lady Coningsby; Lady Catherine Jones and an unknown boy
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Jan van der Vaart, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, 1691
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by Peter Coombes, after Johann Kerseboom, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, circa 1691-1707
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by Peter Coombes, published by Edward Cooper, after Johann Kerseboom
mezzotint, circa 1691-1707
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by William Faithorne Jr, sold by Edward Cooper, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, circa 1691-1703
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Grace (née Granville), Countess Granville and Viscountess Carteret
by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Johann Kerseboom
mezzotint, 1693
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Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury
by John Smith, sold by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, circa 1695
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Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury
by John Smith, sold by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, circa 1695
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published by Edward Cooper, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1695-1725
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by William Faithorne Jr, published by Edward Cooper, after Jan van der Vaart
mezzotint, 1698
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by Bernard Lens (II), after Jan van der Vaart, published by Edward Cooper
mezzotint, early 18th century
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