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rich, but a hot yellow predominates; his figures were well placed, and the details of his architecture well understood; his treat- ment of the subject highly artistic; but many of his works are only slightly or half finished. His son John Cotman, who also practised art, died in Norwich in 1878.

COTMAN, Miles Edmund, water- colour painter. He was the eldest son of the foregoing, and was brought up an artist. He exhibited at Suffolk Street, in 1835-38 and 1841, river and sea views, both in oil and water-colours, and at the Aca- demy in 1850 and 1851. He succeeded his father as drawing-master to King's College, and was chiefly occupied as a teacher. He died January 23. 1858, aged 47.

COTTINGHAM, Lewis NooKALLS.ar- chitect. Born October 24, 1787, at Laxneld, Suffolk, of a highly respectable family. He was apprenticed to a builder at Ipswich, and atter several years, feeling a talent for art. he came to London, and placed him- self under a skilful architect and surveyor. In 1814 he commenced his professional career. He gained the appointment of architect to Rochester Castle' in 1825, and carried out some extensive works, including a new central tower. In 1829 he was the successful competitor for the restoration of the exterior of the chapel of Magdalen Col- lege, Oxford; and in 1833 he was entrusted with the repair of St. Alban's Abbey Church. The successful execution of these works gave him a reputation as a Gothic architect, and he was employed to restore the cathedral of Armagh, the greater part of which he rebuilt, an undertaking which occupied several years, and gave room for his construc- tive and mechanical skill. He zealously promoted the restoration of the Lady Chapel of St Saviour's, Southwark; and in 1840 he promoted and afterwards assisted in the restoration of the Temple Church. He made important restorations at the church of St James's, Louth; St. Mary's, Bury St. Edmund's; Ashbourne, Chelmsford, and many other churches. He was also employed on works at several country mansions. His last work was upon the restorations of Hereford Cathedral. He published several works on Gothic archi- tecture, of which the chief are 'Plans, Elevations, and Sections of 'Henry VII.'s Chapel at Westminster/ 1822-29; ' Work- ing Drawings for Gothic Ornaments,' and ' The Smiths and Founders' Directory : Designs for Ornamental Metal-work/ 1824 He made a valuable collection of archi- tectural antiquities at his residence in the Waterloo Road, Lambeth, where he died October 13, 1847. He was buried at Crovdon Church.

COUSE, J., engraver. Supposed born in England. Practised here about 1750. His works are but little known. Strutt says 102

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some views which!he engraved prove him to have been no indifferent artist.

COUSE, Kenton, architect. Was one of the surveyors of the Board of Works. He designed Botley House, Chertsey; the church of St. Paul, Clapham Common; and the bridge over the Thames at Rich- mond. Died October 10, 1790, aged 70.

CO WEN, W., landscape painter. His name first appears as an exhibitor of some clever Irish landscapes at the British Insti- tution in 1823. In the following year he was living in London, and then sent to the Academy some Swiss and Roman views in oil. He continued to exhibit Swiss and Italian scenes up to 1836, and in 1839 ex- hibited a view m Normandy, after which he ceased to exhibit. He published, in 1824, six views of Italian and Swiss scenery made 1819-22.

COWPER, Douglas, subject painter. His father was a merchant at Gibraltar, where he was born May 30, 1817. He showed an early talent for drawing. His family disapproved, but, out of the reach of instruction or examples, he persevered, and on his 17th birthday set out for Lon- don, and after a short studv was admitted to the schools of the Royal Academy, and gained the silver medal for the best copy in the painting school. In 1837 he exhibited — his first time — 'The Last Interview' and a portrait; in 1838, ' Shylock, An- tonio, and Bassanio; ' and in 1839 his best work, 'Othello relating his Adventures,' and a 'Capuchin Friar.' In the same years he exhibited in Suffolk Street x Ailsey Gourlay and Lucy Ashton,' ' The proposed Elopement/ ' The Last Farewell,' ' Kate Kearney,' and at the British Insti- tution a subject from ' Taming the Shrew.' At this time his health failed; he was con- sumptive. He visited his family, who were at that time in Guernsey, and then tried the South of France; but his malady increased, and he only was able to reach Guernsey to die there on November 28, 1839; an artist of great promise prematurely cut off. born April 29, 1783, at Birmingham, where his father was a blacksmith, and owed much to the early religious training of his mother. He was of too delicate a consti- tution to follow his father's trade; and laid up by an accident, a box of colours given for nis amusement was the source of un- ceasing pleasure, and led to his being placed for instruction under an artist in the neigh- bourhood. He was afterwards apprenticed to a locket painter, and was attaining much proficiency 2 when at the end of 18 months, he lost his master, and not readily finding other employment in art, to which he clung, he engaged to prepare the colours for the scene painters at the Birmingham Theatre, and from his habits of observation
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