Draft:Frederick Charles Cooper

  • Comment: Possibly notable but needs sources to prove it. Where did you get the info in the Biography section? ~Liancetalk 22:00, 12 June 2024 (UTC)



Frederick Charles Cooper
BornBetween 1810 and 1821
Nottingham, England, British Empire
DiedBetween 1880 and 1883
London, England, British Empire
NationalityBritish
Known forPainting, drawing
MovementRealism

Frederick Charles Cooper (between 1810 and 1821, Nottingham, England, British Empire – between 1880 and 1883, London, England, British Empire)[1][2][3] was a British artist, traveler, and diplomat, whose name is closely associated with one of the most significant archaeological expeditions of the 19th century. Cooper is remembered not only for his artistic skill but also for his contributions to documenting the monumental discoveries of ancient Assyria. His detailed watercolours and sketches captured a world long lost to time, the ruins of Nineveh, surrounding landscapes of northern Iraq and Syria, as well as many anthropological sketches and portraits of the artist's contemporaries.

Cooper was also Consul to Queen Victoria in Mesopotamia and Kurdistan (1850–1855).[4]

  1. ^ "Frederick Charles Cooper". Royal Academy of Arts. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  2. ^ "Excavation of the City of Nineveh | The Orientalist Sale including Works from the Najd Collection | 2021". Sotheby's. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  3. ^ Curtis, John (2020). "Layard's relationship with F. C. Cooper and his other artists". In Ermidoro, Stefania; Riva, Cecilia (eds.). Rethinking Layard 1817–2017 (PDF). Venice: Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti. ISBN 978-88-92990-00-5.
  4. ^ "Frederick Charles Cooper, KURDISH TENTS OF SHINGAL (Sinjar)". www.saradistribution.com. Retrieved 2024-09-16.