George Cooke (painter)
American painter (1793–1849) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Esten Cooke (1793–1849) was an itinerant United States painter who specialized in portrait and landscape paintings and was one of the South's best known painters of the mid nineteenth century.[1] His primary patron was the industrialist Daniel Pratt, who built a gallery in Prattville, Alabama, solely to house Cooke's paintings.[1]
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George Cooke | |
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Born | George Esten Cooke 1793 |
Died | 1849 (aged 55–56) |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Primarily portrait painting |
Patron(s) | Daniel Pratt |
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