Sir William Beechey, R.A. (Burford 1753-1839 London)

Portrait of James Ramsay Cooper (1778-1804), full-length, as a boy, in a green jacket

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Sir William Beechey, R.A. (Burford 1753-1839 London)
Portrait of James Ramsay Cooper (1778-1804), full-length, as a boy, in a green jacket
oil on canvas
63 5/8 x 43 ¾ in. (161.6 x 111.1 cm.)

Provenance

Commissioned from the artist by the sitter's father in circa 1791, by descent to his daughter,
Frances Mary Baines, née Cooper, and by descent in the Baines family, from whom acquired by the present owner.

Literature

W. Roberts, Sir William Beechey, R. A., London and New York, 1907, pp. 34 and 39.

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1792, no. 142.

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Lot Essay

James Ramsay Cooper, son of the painter and engraver Richard Cooper (c. 1740-1814), is seen here at the age of twelve or thirteen. He later served as a Deputy Commissioner in Welligton's army and died of a fever caught on campaign in Portugal in 1804.

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