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Richard Cooke (MP For Preston), Sir Richard
Richard Cook or Cooke may refer to: Artists * Richard Cook (artist 1784–1857), English artist * Richard Cook (journalist) (1957–2007), British jazz writer, magazine editor and former record company executive * Richard Cook (painter born 1947), British painter * Richard B. Cook (1838–1916), British author Politicians * Richard Cecil Cook (1902–1977), Australian judge * Richard Cook, chairperson of the Unionist funding organisation Constitutional Research Council * Richard Cook, candidate in the 2010 US House of Representatives elections in Mississippi fot Dictrict 2 * Richard Cook, member of parliament for Coventry * Richard Cooke (MP for Lymington) (1561–1616), English-born politician * Richard Cooke (MP for Preston) (died 1579), English politician Other * Dick Cook (Richard W. Cook), American film entertainment executive * Richard Cook (safety researcher) (1953–2022), system safety researcher * Richard E. Cook (born 1930), former general aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Cook (artist 1784–1857)
Richard Cook (1784 – 11 March 1857) was an English artist. Life Cook was born in London in 1784, and entered the schools of the Royal Academy in 1800. He was a constant contributor to the exhibitions from 1808 to 1822, during which time he painted several landscapes, scenes from ''The Lady of the Lake (poem), The Lady of the Lake'', and in 1817, having been elected an Associate in the preceding year, a more ambitious work, entitled ''Ceres, Disconsolate for the Loss of Proserpine''. It is now in the collection of the Royal Academy. A contemporary critic described it as "an elegant and well painted illustration of this well known subject", adding that "the architectural accessories are better than English painters are in the habits of using, and are in themselves correct and appropriate" In 1822 he became a Royal Academician, and almost from that time forward, and certainly for many years preceding his death, he seems to have abandoned painting, and ceased to contribute to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
