Edward William Cooke, R.A. 1811-1880

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Description

Edward William Cooke, R.A.
Passing the Booms, Amsterdam
signed l.l.: EW Cooke R.A. and inscribed verso: Passing the Booms Amsterdam
watercolour over pencil heightened with stopping out and gum arabic, on wove paper watermarked: JWHATMAN/1834

Provenance

Acquired from T.W. Bath, Bournemouth

Exhibited

London, Albany Gallery, London to Paris 1820 - 1845, 16th November - 1st December, 1972, no.14;
Ludlow Festival, 1983

Literature

John Mundy, E.W.Cooke 1811-1880, 1996, p.113, pl.82

Catalogue Note

Cooke first visited Holland in 1837. It was a favourite place for him and he continued to go there regularly, the last visit being in 1879 shortly before his death. This is an early drawing, probably from 1837 or 1838, and relates closely to several of his early Dutch subjects