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ing was heavy ? but not without power ; his works entirely without grace ; vet, in the low state of the arts which then prevailed, he might have realised wealth. But he became infatuated with a young Englishwoman, an artful girl, and it is said married ner. When made poor by her extravagance, she robbed him and left him ; then Falling into a state of dejection of body and mind, he died in 1713, and was buried in Covent Garden Churchyard. He resided some years in Piccadilly. His

gartraits have been engraved by Faithorne, mith. and Sherwin.

CLOWES, Butler, engraver. Prac- tised in the latter half of the 18th century. He scraped some portraits in mezzo-tint, which have little claim to merit, and en- graved after Hemskirk, Stubbs, Collet, and others; and also both designed ana engraved some theatrical and genre sub- jects of his own. He died 1782.

COCHRAN, Robert, architect. A na- tive of Scotland. He was employed by James III. of Scotland in the erection of several large structures, and created Earl of Mar, and treated with so much favour by that monarch that the jealous nobles seized him and hung him on the Bridge of Lauder in the year 1484.

COCHRAN, William, portrait painter. He was born at Strathern, in Clydesdale, N.B., on December 12, 1738. and com- menced his art education in FoukVs aca- demy at Glasgow in 1754. About the end of 1761 he went to Italy, where he remained for five years,chiefly at Rome, and studied under Gavin Hamilton. On his return he settled at Glasgow as a portrait painter. He was successful in his likenesses, and his drawing was accurate. While at Rome he painted ' Daedalus and Icarus.' ' Diana and Endymion/ and some other nistorical pictures; but he was unambitious, ana* satisfied to follow his art in Glasgow, where his relatives dwelt. He died there Octo- ber 23, 1785, aged 47, and was buried in the Cathedral Church.

COCKBURN, James Patteson, Major- General, amateur. He was of much ability, and drew and published many views of foreign scenery, but is reputed to have made use of the camera lucida in sketch- ing — 'The Route of the Simplon' and views of Mont Cenis, 1819-22; views of the Coliseum, 1821; views in the Valley of Aosta, 1822-23 ; and he also contributed some drawings for 'Pompeii Illustrated,' 1819-27.

COCKE, Henry, decorative painter. He practised about the middle of the 17th century. He travelled in Italy, and was some tune the pupil of Salvator Rosa ; on his return he accompanied Sir Godfrey Copley to Yorkshire, and decorated the panels of his newly-built mansion. He

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afterwards went again to the Continent" where he remained seven years, and on his return gained much employment. By William III.'s orders he repaired the car- toons at Hampton Court, and some other paintings in the Royal Palaces. He painted the equestrian portrait of Charles II. at Chelsea College, the choir of the New Col- lege Chapel at Oxford, and a staircase at Ranelagh House.

COCKERELL, Samuel Pepys, archi- tect He was born about 1754. and was a pupil of Sir Robert Taylor. In 1792 he was first an exhibitor at the Royal Aca- demy, and from that year was a constant contributor, chiefly of designs for mansions and churches, up to 1803. In 1796-98 he rebuilt the church of St Martin's Outwich, London. He built several handsome resi- dences, and was employed upon some large alterations. He held the appointment of surveyor to the East India House, and filled some other important professional offices, and had an extensive practice towards the end of the century. He died July 12. 1827.

COCKERELL, Charles Robert, R. A. , architect. He was the son of the foregoing, was born in London, April 28, 1788, and was educated at Westminster School. He studied his profession under his father, with whom he continued about five years, becoming a good draftsman, and about 1809 was engaged to assist Sir Robert Smirke in the rebuilding of Covent Gar- den Theatre. He was well fitted by his studies for the pursuit of classic archi- tecture, and in 1810 he commenced his travels to mature and improve his know- ledge. He sailed direct to Constantinople, and finding there many objects of study, he stayed several months, and then went to Athens, where he passed the winter; in the spring visiting the Morea and other parts of Greece, and then returning to Athens. In 181 1-12 he travelled in Ionia, Lycia, and Cilicia, and went from thence to Malta and Sicily, where he remained some time, visiting the ancient temples and remains at Girgenti and Syracuse. In 1813 he returned to Greece, and after two- years' more study there — during which he discovered the fine reliefs from the temple of Phigalia, now in the British Museum — he went to Naples in 1815, devoted his chief attention to Pompeii, then passed the winter in Rome, and after seeing the other great Italian cities, returned to England in 1817.

His reputation had preceded him, and with the great advantages which he had enjoyed, he commenced the practice of his profession. In 1818 he first exhibited at the Royal Academy, contributing in that and the following years his restorations of some of the great edifices of the ancients.

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