Richard Cook (artist)
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Richard 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 not destitute of poetic beauty, scenes from 'The Lady of the Lake,' displaying taste and talent, and in 1817 (having been elected an Associate in the preceding year) a more ambitious work, entitled 'Ceres, disconsolate for the loss of Proserpine, rejects the solicitations of
Iris, sent to her by Jupiter.' In 1822 he attained the rank of Royal Academician, and almost from that time forward, and certainly for many years preceding his death, he seems to have relinquished his profession, and ceased to contribute to the annual exhibitions of the Academy, his private fortune enabling him to live independently of
his art. He died in London in 1857. He illustrated editions of 'The Lady of the Lake
' and 'Gertrude of Wyoming
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Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
in 1800. He was a constant contributor to the exhibitions from 1808 to 1822, during which time he painted several landscapes not destitute of poetic beauty, scenes from 'The Lady of the Lake,' displaying taste and talent, and in 1817 (having been elected an Associate in the preceding year) a more ambitious work, entitled 'Ceres, disconsolate for the loss of Proserpine, rejects the solicitations of
Iris, sent to her by Jupiter.' In 1822 he attained the rank of Royal Academician, and almost from that time forward, and certainly for many years preceding his death, he seems to have relinquished his profession, and ceased to contribute to the annual exhibitions of the Academy, his private fortune enabling him to live independently of
his art. He died in London in 1857. He illustrated editions of 'The Lady of the Lake
The Lady of the Lake (poem)
The Lady of the Lake is a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott, first published in 1810. Set in the Trossachs region of Scotland, it is composed of six cantos, each of which concerns the action of a single day...
' and 'Gertrude of Wyoming
Gertrude of Wyoming
Gertrude of Wyoming; A Pennsylvanian Tale is a romantic epic in Spenserian stanza composed by Scottish poet Thomas Campbell . The poem was well received, but not a financial success for its author....
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