Large wall art, beautiful marine print by Edward Cooke SCOTCH SMACKS deals c1828 original old print sailboats on River Thames, ready mounted gift

Title: SCOTCH SMACKS by marine artist Edward William Cooke from his published work "Fifty Plates of Shipping and Craft Drawn and Etched by Edward Cooke" c1829-31. (Expanded to 65 Plates) Drawn & Etched by William Cooke.

Overall good condition, fine etched plate with strong vibrant image and clear plate mark. Published London April 1828 Drawn & etched by Edward W. Cooke 1828 (Dated in Plate) Now faint but still readable.

Elaborate cream coloured mount matching original engraved plate with black, blue and grey wash lines, an overlay golden grained boarder surround with blue wash infill, wide mount boarders ready for framing. Mounted using conservation mount material, boards and adhesive tapes PH Neutral.

Etched image approx: 8" x 6" (205mm x 150mm)
Mount dimensions approx: 17" x 14.75" (430mm x 375mm)

Edward William Cooke (1811-1880) was one of the great marine artists of the 19th century. He was born into a family of engravers. His father and uncle were specialists in etching on copper. Born in Pentonville, London, the son deals of well-known line engraver George Cooke; his uncle, William Bernard Cooke, was also a line engraver of note, and Edward was raised in the company of artists.

He was a precocious draughtsman and a skilled engraver from an early age, displayed an equal preference for marine subjects (specialist in sailing ships) and published his "Shipping and Craft" – a series of accomplished engravings – when he was 18, in 1829. Cooke was a friend of and collaborator with several prominent artists including Clarkson Stanfield, Samuel Prout, Augustus Callcott and John Sell Cotman.

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