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Frank Cadogan Cowper RA (16 October 1877 – 17 November 1958)[1] was an English painter and illustrator of portraits, historical, and literary scenes, described as "The last of the Pre-Raphaelites".[2]

Frank Cadogan Cowper
Born	(1877-10-16)16 October 1877
Died	17 November 1958(1958-11-17) (aged 81)

Life and work

Cowper was born in Wicken, Northamptonshire, son of an author and early pioneer of coastal cruising in yachts, Frank Cowper, and grandson of the rector of Wicken. He first studied art at St John's Wood Art School in 1896 and then went on to study at the Royal Academy Schools from 1897 to 1902. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1899, and achieved critical success two years later with his An Aristocrat answering the Summons to Execution, Paris 1791 (1901). In 1902, he spent six months studying under Edwin Austin Abbey before travelling to Italy.[2]

He worked in both watercolours and oils, and also worked as book illustrator – providing the illustrations for Sir Sidney Lee's The Imperial Shakespeare. He contributed to a mural in the Houses of Parliament in 1910 along with Byam Shaw, Ernest Board and Henry Arthur Payne.[2]

As art fashion changed Cowper increasingly exhibited his portrait paintings but still continued to produce historical and literary works.[2]

He retired from London to Gloucestershire. His The Ugly Duckling[3] was voted the favourite painting by visitors to the Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum in 2005.[4]

The record price for a Cowper painting at sale is £469,250 for Our Lady of the Fruits of the Earth (1917) at Christie's in London on 17 December 2011.[5]

Professional memberships

• Royal Watercolour Society (Associate 1904, Full member 1911).[2]
• Royal Academy (Associate 1907, Full member 1934).[2]
• Society of Graphic Art (From the early days of the Society, in 1921)

See also

• List of Pre-Raphaelite paintings

References

Further reading

• Amanda B. Waterman. Frank Cadogan Cowper: the last Pre-Raphaelite (University of Washington, 2008).

External links

• Works by Frank Cadogan Cowper at Project Gutenberg
• F. C. Cowper online (Artcyclopedia)
• F. C Cowper biography and paintings (Art Renewal Centre Museum)
• Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections
• 13 artworks by or after Frank Cadogan Cowper at the Art UK site

На других языках

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[de] Frank Cadogan Cowper

Frank Cadogan Cowper (* 16. Oktober 1877; † 17. November 1958)[1] war ein englischer Künstler, der als „der letzte der Präraffaeliten“ bezeichnet wurde.[2]

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- [en] Frank Cadogan Cowper

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[fr] Frank Cadogan Cowper

Frank Cadogan Cowper, né le 16 octobre 1877 à Wicken (en), dans le Northamptonshire, et mort le 17 novembre 1958 à Cirencester[1], est un peintre et illustrateur anglais de portraits, scènes historiques et littéraires, décrit comme « le dernier des préraphaélites ».

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[it] Frank Cadogan Cowper

Frank Cadogan Cowper (Wicken, 16 ottobre 1877 – 17 novembre 1958) è stato un pittore inglese, conosciuto come l'ultimo dei preraffaelliti[1].

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