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Abraham Cooper

1787

WA-00049025

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WikidataQ329878

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2 cross-verified · 4 single-source

Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
Death yearWikidata· 92%
LocationWikidata· 80%

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Aichttps://www.artic.edu/artists/5236
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred95%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/abraham-cooper
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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Abraham Cooper was a British painter best known for historical and military scenes executed in oil on canvas. Active in London during the early nineteenth century, he developed a practice centered on large-scale narrative compositions depicting pivotal moments from British military history and classical antiquity. His work is characterized by dramatic chiaroscuro, muscular figuration, and meticulous attention to period costume and weaponry. Cooper's commitment to historical accuracy and theatrical presentation established him as a significant practitioner of academic history painting in Regency England.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (27)

Oliver Cromwell Leading His Cavalry into Battle

support: 968 x 1273 mm

Tate

A Huntsman encouraging Hounds

1837

'Elis' at Doncaster, Ridden by John Day, with his Van in the Background

1836 · oil paint

The Racehorse, 'Camel'

support: 705 x 908 mm frame: 967 x 1175 x 95 mm

Tate

Fleur-de-lis

1827 · oil paint

Cromwell at Marston Moor

1825 · oil paint

Mr A. W. Tudor (Master of Foxhounds), on Horseback

1821 · oil paint

Oliver Cromwell at Marston Moor

1821 · oil paint

Sir Trevisan Fleeing from Despair

1820 · oil paint

Marston Moor

1819 · oil paint

A Donkey and a Spaniel in a Stable

1818 · oil paint

A Grey Horse at a Stable Door

1818 · oil paint

Study of a Cat

1817 · oil paint

The Favourite Dog of Lord Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend (1785-1853)

1817 · oil paint

The Hanging

1817 · Brush and brown wash, with graphite, on cream wove paper

14.5 × 10.8 cm (5 3/4 × 4 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

'Scrub', a Shooting Pony, aged 30 and two Clumber Spaniels

1815 · oil paint

Marshal Blucher at the Battle of Ligny, 16 June 1815

1815 · oil paint

The Morning of the First of September

1814 · oil paint

Running Horse and Dog

1807 · Brush and gray and black wash, with graphite, on tan wove paper

30.7 × 45.7 cm (12 1/8 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Battle of Bosworth

1790 · oil paint

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Artwork sources (3)

27 published of 33 catalogued · 27 with image

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Art Institute Chicago
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Tate
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52 entries · 2 sources

Draught Horses
1828 · Tate · 6 prov
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The Day Family
1838 · Tate · 6 prov
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Brazing Horses
1829 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Tam o' Shanter
1854 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Cromwell at Marston Moor
1825 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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The Favourite Dog of Lord Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend (1785-1853)
1817 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Marshal Blucher at the Battle of Ligny, 16 June 1815
1815 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Oliver Cromwell at Marston Moor
1821 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Fleur-de-lis
1827 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Battle of Bosworth
1790 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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