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DOS2005-PC-314
Edwardus Cooper
DOS2005-PC-314

Edwardus Cooper

Date1724
Engraver Peter Pelham
After work by Vander Vaart
MediumMezzotint with line engraving
DimensionsOverall: 14 3/4 × 10 3/4in. (37.5 × 27.3cm) Other: 13 3/4 × 10in. (34.9 × 25.4cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1979-77
DescriptionLower margin reads: "Edwardus Cooper/ Vander Vaart pinx./ P. Pelman, fecit 1724"
Label TextEdward Cooper was by trade the leading printseller of London from the reign of James II to nearly the close of that of George I (he was active between 1682-1725 when he died). He published many of the fine original prints by William Faithorne the Younger, John Simon, Bernard Lens, Peter Pelham, and John Smith. He died in 1725 when a notice appeared in the Daily Post of April for the sale of his household goods, including copperplate and prints.