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Sir Henry Frederick Cooke ('Kangkook')

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Sir Henry Frederick Cooke ('Kangkook')

by William Staden Blake, published by Samuel William Fores, after Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 17 December 1826 (1819)
12 3/8 in. x 8 in. (314 mm x 203 mm) plate size; 13 1/8 in. x 8 7/8 in. (333 mm x 225 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D8291

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Artistsback to top

  • William Staden Blake (circa 1748-1822), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
  • Richard Dighton (1795-1880), Portrait painter and caricaturist. Artist or producer associated with 313 portraits, Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
  • Samuel William Fores (baptised 1761-1838), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 119 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG D8290: Sir Henry Frederick Cooke ('Kangkook') (from same plate)
  • NPG D13361: Sir Henry Frederick Cooke ('Kangkook') (from same plate)
  • NPG D13509: Sir Henry Frederick Cooke ('Kangkook') (from same plate)

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Events of 1826back to top

Current affairs

Riots break out in Lancashire against the use of the power loom, invented by Edmund Cartwright. The looms were gradually being introduced across the country, replacing large numbers of manual workers.

Art and science

Thomas Telford's Menai Straits and Conway Suspension Bridges open, the largest of their kind at the time.

International

Carl Weber arrives to live in England after his opera Der Freischutz is the hit of the London season.

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