H. Cooke history painter [art original]

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Title: H. Cooke history painter [art original]
Alternative Title: Henry Cooke history painter
Henry Cooke
Creator: Vertue, George, 1684-1756, artist
Published / Created: [between 1720 and 1756?]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Portrait of Henry Cook (1642-1700), Dutch born artist who was employed in England under Abraham Van der Doort (d. 1640) as a copier of the King's paintings in the court of Charles I.
Description: Title from inscription below image.
Drawing that was later used for an engraving published in : Anecdotes of painting in England, with some account of the principal artists / by Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Farmer, 1762, v. 3, opp. p. 118.
George Vertue, English artist, 1684-1756.
Provenance: Purchased by Horace Walpole from Vertue's widow. Sold to Evans at the Strawberry Hill sale, viii.122. Purchased by Wilmarth S. Lewis from Drake, December 1949.
Extent: 1 drawing : image 15.8 x 14 cm, on sheet 18.5 x 14 cm
Language: English

Genre: Ink drawings British 18th century
Wash drawings British 18th century
Material: ink ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Cooke, Henry, 1642-1700,
Subject (Topic): Artists
Dutch
Subjects: Cooke, Henry, 1642-1700
Artists > Dutch
British > 18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ms. notes

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation: George Vertue, H. Cooke History Painter. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.