J. Cook (fl. 1720-1760)

J. Cook (fl. 1720-1760)
An English Frigate in Two Positions off the ‘White Cliffs’ of the South Coast
Oil on canvas
64 x 127cm; 25¼ x 50in

Biographical details about J. Cook are unexpectedly scant. Evidently a follower of the Van de Veldes, his subject matter was principally Mediterranean ports and harbours and he painted a number of topographical views of Alexandria in Egypt.