Cooke, George passport and sketchbook, 1828-1831.

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Cooke, George passport and sketchbook, 1828-1831.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270992926

The collection consists of a passport and sketchbook belonging to George Cooke.

2 items (0.25 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7236375

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Cooke, G. (George), 1793-1849

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k93ss5 (person)

George Cooke typified the ambitious American painter of the early nineteenth century. He began his artistic career as a self-taught itinerant painter in northern Virginia; in 1826 he went to Europe. His exposure to the old masters of the Renaissance and baroque periods encouraged him to try his hand at history painting and landscapes while continuing to derive his livelihood from portraiture. His best-known painting is, "Interior of St. Peters Rome," in the Chapel of the University of Georgia. ...