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Water-Colour Society on its foundation in 1830, and was admitted a member. But he continued to carry on his trade, not caring to depend on art alone, though he had attained much excellence. His works were chiefly coast scenes in the neighbour- hood of Clovelly and Plymouth — expressed with much quiet, simple truth, and not without some power. His seas were good and well in motion. He died June 7. 1859. COOKE, George, engraver. He was born in London, January 22, 1781. His father was a native of Frankfort-on-the- Maine, and burgomaster of the free city, who, coming to London, realised a compe- tency as a large manufacturer of wholesale confectionery. The son was apprenticed at the age of 14 to James Basire; and on the conclusion of his apprenticeship, among much work of a miscellaneous character, he executed many of the plates for Brewer's ' Beauties of England and Wales/ a pub- lication then commenced. He was after- wards engaged on a series of plates illus- trating Pinkerton's ' Collection of Voyages and Travels,' a laborious task, which aid not lead to much reputation. He con- tributed three plates to * The Thames.' a publication commenced by his brother William, which led to their joint publica- tion of ' The Southern Coast of England,' commenced in 1814, completed 1826— a work which was alike memorable from the distinguished painters engaged upon it, its influence upon the art ana taste of the day, and its well-merited success. He then published an improved edition of his

' The Launch of the Nelson,' ' The Fair on the Thames,' after Clennel; and ' The Open- ing of Waterloo Bridge,' after Reinagle. Among works of less importance, he was next engaged upon 'The Iron Bridge at Sunderland,' for Surtees's ' History of Dur- ham;' Bacon's statue at St. Alban's for Clutterbuck's ' Hertfordshire; ' and * Gled- house, Yorkshire,' after Turner, R.A. — works which may be referred to as speci- mens of his art. He also engraved some plates for HakewelTs * Italy,' and for ' The Provincial and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland;' and in the latter work his 'Edinburgh from the Castle Hill,' after Turner, K.A., took a high rank. Among his works of this period may be mentioned five plates and the frontispiece for Alla- son's ' Pola; ' some plates for the Dilettanti Society, and for D'Oyly and Mant's ' Bible.' In May 1817 he commenced, in connec- tion with Messrs. Loddiges, of Hackney,
 * Thames,' for which he engraved himself

December 1833, he produced monthly 10 small plates, slight, but accurate and taste- ful In, 1825 he finished a fine plate of 'Rotterdam,' after Callcott, B.A.. but by the failure of his agent he lost all the profit
 * The Botanical Cabinet,' for which, up to

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of this work. He now began a work which he had long projected — 'London and its Vicinity; ' but he was disappointed by the appearance of a cheaper publication of the same kind on steel, which admitted of larger, though inferior, impressions. In 1833 he engraved the ' Old and New Lon- don Bridges' from drawings by his son (Edward W. Cooke, R. A.), who also took a part in the engraving. After a life so actively spent, he died at Barnes, of fever. February 27, 1834,'aged 53, and was buried there.

COOKE, William Bernard, line en- graver. Was born 1778. Elder brother of the foregoing, and engaged with him in several of his more important under- takings. Was a pupil of Angus, and showed great ability and enterprise. He

Sublished several of his own plates, but id not succeed | among them a work on the Isle of Wight. He died of heart complaint, August 2, 1855, aged 77.

COOKSON, Thomas, engraver. Prac- tised in England. His works bear dates from 1609 to 1624.

COOLEY, Thomas, architect. Was born in England in 1740, and was apprenticed to a carpenter. In 1763 he received a premium from the Society of Arts. On a competition in 1769 he was selected to build the Royal Exchange in Dublin, a fine work, which he completed in 1779, and then settled there. He was also employed to erect a tower to Armagh Cathedral, but his foundations were bad and it was taken down. He was not more fortunate in the erection of Newgate Prison in Dublin, which was not only defective in construction, but badly planned. He also built the Record Office, the Marine School, the Chapel in the Park, and commenced the erection of the Four Courts, but had only completed the western wing when he died in Dublin, of bilious fever, m 1784, aged 44.

COOPER, Alexander, miniature painter. He was brought up under Hos- kins, his uncle. He painted miniatures both in oil and water-colours, and was a good draftsman. He chiefly excelled in water-colour landscapes. He followed his profession in the Low Countries, princi- pally at Amsterdam, and was invited from that city to Sweden, where he was ap- pointed limner to Queen Christina. He practised about 1650-1660. • COOPER, Samuel, miniature painter. Born in London 1609. He was instructed by his elder brother Alexander, and as- sisted by Hoskins, his uncle. He also im- proved himself by the study of Vandyck, and reached an eminence in miniature art which has not yet been surpassed. Tender in execution, well drawn and coloured, graceful and expressive, his miniature heads were known extensively on the Con*