Portrait of John Coope, half-length, in blue uniform

Details

Attributed to Robert Edge Pine (c.1720-1788)
Portrait of John Coope, half-length, in blue uniform
with identifying inscription 'JOHN COOPE' (lower left) and 'A Founder of the Phoenix F.O. 1782' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30½ x 25½ in. (77.5 x 64.7 cm.)

Provenance

Octavius E. Coope (+), removed from Rochetts, near Brentwood, Essex; Christie's, London, 6 May 1910, lot 44, (32 guineas to Phoenix Co.).

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Lot Essay

John Coope, Senior, was one of the twelve founding members of the Phoenix Assurance Company when it was established in 1782. He worked there for 24 years and his family maintained the link for four generations, the final association being his great grand son-in-law, the Hon. Edwin Ponsonby. Along with George Griffin Stonestreet, Coope was responsible for the early expansion of the Phoenix. Together they instigated the acquisition of both the Manchester Fire Office in 1788 and the Liverpool Fire Office in 1795.

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