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Samuel Cooper BIOGRAPHY
1609 London - 1672. Known for: Miniature painting.
Samuel Cooper was born in London where he and his brother, Alexander, were raised by his uncle John Hoskins. Hoskins was a miniature painter and trained the two brothers in the art of limning until... Read full biography
Samuel Cooper was born in London where he and his brother, Alexander, were raised by his uncle John Hoskins. Hoskins was a miniature painter and trained the two brothers in the art of limning until around 1641-1642 when Samuel set up an independent practice. It is possible that the studio of... Read full biography
Samuel Cooper was born in London where he and his brother, Alexander, were raised by his uncle John Hoskins. Hoskins was a miniature painter and trained the two brothers in the art of limning until around 1641-1642 when Samuel set up an independent practice. It is possible that the studio of Hoskins may have been close to that of Sir Anthony Van Dyck given that Samuel Cooper's earliest biographer, Richard Graham, noted that Cooper 'derived the most considerable advantages, from the observations... Read full biography
Samuel Cooper was born in London where he and his brother, Alexander, were raised by his uncle John Hoskins. Hoskins was a miniature painter and trained the two brothers in the art of limning until around 1641-1642 when Samuel set up an independent practice. It is possible that the studio of Hoskins may have been close to that of Sir Anthony Van Dyck given that Samuel Cooper's earliest biographer, Richard Graham, noted that Cooper 'derived the most considerable advantages, from the observations which he made on the works of Van Dyck (K. Hearn [ed.], exhibition catalogue Van Dyck & Britain, London, 2009, p. 181). One of Samuel Cooper's earliest miniatures, of circa 1635, depicts Van Dyck's mistress, Margaret Lemon. During the Civil War and... Read full biography
Samuel Cooper was born in London where he and his brother, Alexander, were raised by his uncle John Hoskins. Hoskins was a miniature painter and trained the two brothers in the art of limning until around 1641-1642 when Samuel set up an independent practice. It is possible that the studio of Hoskins may have been close to that of Sir Anthony Van Dyck given that Samuel Cooper's earliest biographer, Richard Graham, noted that Cooper 'derived the most considerable advantages, from the observations which he made on the works of Van Dyck (K. Hearn [ed.], exhibition catalogue Van Dyck & Britain, London, 2009, p. 181). One of Samuel Cooper's earliest miniatures, of circa 1635, depicts Van Dyck's mistress, Margaret Lemon. During the Civil War and interregnum period, Cooper's patrons included Oliver Cromwell, who commissioned portraits of his fa... Read full biography
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Samuel Cooper was born in London where he and his brother, Alexander, were raised by his uncle John Hoskins. Hoskins was a miniature painter and trained the two brothers in the art of limning until around 1641-1642 when Samuel set up an independent practice. It is possible that the studio of Hoskins may have been close to that of Sir Anthony Van Dyck given that Samuel Cooper's earliest biographer, Richard Graham, noted that Cooper 'derived the most considerable advantages, from the observations which he made on the works of Van Dyck (K. Hearn [ed.], exhibition catalogue Van Dyck & Britain, London, 2009, p. 181).
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