J Cooke Collection

Richard I, (1157-1199), c1787. King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death, known as Richard Coeur de Lion or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader

The Battle of Agincourt, 1773. Creator: William Walker
The Battle of Agincourt, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). The Battle of Agincourt in of 1415 of the Hundred Years War

The Right Honourable the Earl of Chatham seized with a Fit in the House of Peers, c1787
The Right Honourable the Earl of Chatham seized with a Fit in the House of Peers previous to his death, c1787. From A New

George II, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
George II, 1773. George II (1683-1760), as king from 1727, George exercised little control over British domestic policy, largely controlled by the Parliament of Great Britain

Combat between Edmund Ironside and Canute the Great, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Combat between Edmund Ironside and Canute the Great, 1773. Edmund Ironside, King of England, 23 April -30 November 1016 resisted the Danish invasion of Canute the Great (994-1035) in five battles

Richard I mortally wounded by an Arrow shot by Bertram de Gourdon from the Walls of the Castle of Chilus, 1773. Bertran de Gourdon (fl)

Edward the Black Prince waiting on John King of France his Prisoner, 1773. Creator
Edward the Black Prince waiting on John King of France his Prisoner, 1773. King John II of France (1319-1364), taken prisoner after defeat at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356 was invited to supper in

The Maid of Orleans receiving the Sword of St. Catherine, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
The Maid of Orleans receiving the Sword of St. Catherine, 1773. Joan of Arc (1412-1431) receiving the sword of St Catharine

Hengest and Horsa meeting King Vortigern, in the Isle of Thanet, 1773. Creator: William Walker
Hengest and Horsa meeting King Vortigern, in the Isle of Thanet, 1773. Hengist and Horsa led the Angles, Saxons and Jute invasion of Britain in the 5th century. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786)

William the Conqueror seizing his Brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeaux & Earl of Kent, 1773. William, then Duke of Normandy, made his half-brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeaux in 1049

Henry I, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Henry I, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). Henry I (c1068-1135), fourth son of William the Conqueror, considered a harsh but effective ruler

The Duke of Somerset killing Lord Wenlock, 1773. Creator: William Walker
The Duke of Somerset killing Lord Wenlock, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). John Wenlock, (c1400/04 - 1471) allegedly killed by his own commander

Athelstan saves his Fathers life by taking Leofrid the Dane Prisoner, 1773. Creator
Athelstan saves his Fathers life by taking Leofrid the Dane Prisoner, 1773. King Athelstan (894-939) saving the Life of his Father, Edward the Elder, (874-924) at the Battle of Sherwood

Alfred, disguised in the Character of a Harper, viewing the Danish Camp, 1773. Creator
Alfred, disguised in the Character of a Harper, viewing the Danish Camp, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). King Alfred the Great (849-899) From " A New and Complete History of England

The Duke of Queensberry and Dover presenting the Act of Union to Queen Anne, 1773. James Douglas, (1662-1711) Scottish nobleman presenting the Acts of Union 1707 to Queen Anne

Richard III Killed in Bosworth-Field, 1773. Creator: William Walker
Richard III Killed in Bosworth-Field, 1773. Richard III (1452-1485) killed in Bosworth-Field and the last English king to be killed in battle. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786)

Cardinal Wolsey resigning the Great Seal for the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk, 1773. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey resigns as lord chancellor stripped of office by Thomas Howard

Henry II serving the first dish to his son Henrys table, 1773. Creator: Unknown
Henry II serving the first dish to his son Henrys table, 1773. Henry II serves at the table of his son Young Henry after his Coronation by the Archbishop of York in 1169

William II, 1773. Creator: Unknown
William II, 1773. William II (1056- 1100), third son of William the Conqueror, was King of England from 1087 until 1100. From " A New and Complete History of England

Paulinus baptising Edwin, the first Christian King of Northumberland, at York, 1773. Paulinus of York, Roman missionary, baptising Edwin king of Deira and Bernicia, (Northumbria) on 12 April 627

Lady Mary Bruce exposed, as a public spectacle at Roxburgh Castle, by order of Edward I, 1773
Lady Mary Bruce exposed, as a public spectacle at Roxburgh Castle, by order of Edward the first, 1773. Lady Mary Bruce [1282-1323] during the First War of Scottish Independence

The Britons submitting to Claudius, 1773. Creator: James Taylor
The Britons submitting to Claudius, 1773. Emperor Claudius, reigned AD41-54. ordered the invasion of Britain....the Romans met a large army of Britons

Odun, Earl of Devon taking the Danish Standard, 1773. Creator: James Taylor
Odun, Earl of Devon taking the Danish Standard, 1773. Odda, 9th century ealdorman of Devon, known for his victory at the Battle of Cynwit in 878

Henry VI, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Henry VI, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). Henry VI of England (1421-1471) the only English monarch to also have been crowned King of France (as Henry II), described as timid, shy, passive

Charles I demanding the five members in the House of Commons, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Charles the first demanding the five members in the House of Commons, 1773. Charles I (1600-1649) calls for the arrest of the Five Members John Pym, John Hampden, Denzil Holles

Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament, 1773. Speech given by Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) at the House of Commons on Dissolution of the Long Parliament, 20 April 1653. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786)

Richard Duke of Gloucester accusing the Queen of Edward IV with Witchcraft, 1773. Elizabeth Woodville, Queen consort to King Edward IV from 1464 until his death in 1483

Edward II, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Edward II, 1773. Edward II (1284-1327). Edward had a close and controversial relationship with Piers Gaveston, who joined the royal household in 1300

Edward III, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Edward III, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). Edward III of England (1312-1377), noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority in medieval England

Edward V, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Edward V, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). Edward V of England (1470-c1483), his brief reign was dominated by the influence of his uncle and Lord Protector, the Duke of Gloucester

Henry V, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Henry V, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). Henry V of England (1386-1422), second English monarch of the House of Lancaster

Queen Emmas Chastity tried by ordeal fire, 1773. Creator: William Walker
Queen Emmas Chastity tried by ordeal fire, 1773. Emma of Normandy (985-1052), walked over red hot metal without harm at Winchester Cathedral to prove her marital fidelity

Kirkes villainy & cruelty to a young woman who beg d him to save his brothers life, 1773. Colonel Percy Kirke (c1646- 1691)

Robert, Son of William the Conqueror, saving the Fathers Life, at the Battle of Gerberoy, 1773. Robert Curthose (c1051-1134) at the Battle of Gerberoy in 1435. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786)

Edward I. while Prince of Wales, killing the Assassin who wounded him with a poison d Dagger in the Holy Land, 1773. Edward Prince of Wales (1239-1307) kills the Saracen Assassin

Pendergrass delivering to William III a List of Conspirators in the Assassination plot, 1773
Pendergrass delivering to William III. A List of the Conspirators concerned in the Assassination - plot, 1773. Thomas Prendergast (c1660-1709)

Edmund I stabbed by Leolf the Robber, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Edmund I stabbed by Leolf the Robber, 1773. Edmund I (921-46), was assassinated after six-and-a-half years as king, while attending Mass in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire

Dunstan dragging King Edwy from his Consort Queen Ethelgiva on his Coronation Day, 1773. King Edwy (died 959) is returned to the banquet following his coronation from his Consort

The Duke of Northumberland mean Submission to the Earl of Arundel, 1773. Creator
The Duke of Northumberland mean Submission to the Earl of Arundel, 1773. John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland ((1504-1553), kneeling on arrest by Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel (1512-1580)

Felton assassinating the Duke of Buckingham, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Felton assassinating the Duke of Buckingham, 1773. John Felton (c1595-1628) lieutenant in the English Army, stabbed George Villiers

Landing of Julius Caesar, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Landing of Julius Caesar, 1773. Julius Caesar (100 BC- 44 BC) first landed in Britain on August 26th, 55 BC, it was almost another hundred years before the Romans actually conquered Britain in AD 43

The Armour of the Bishop of Beauvais presented to the Pope by order of Richard I, 1773. KIng Richard I of England (1157-1199) returns the armour of the Bishop de Beauvais (1158-1217)

The Battle of Agincourt named by Henry V, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
The Battle of Agincourt named by Henry V, 1773. Henry V (1386-1422) at the Battle of Agincourt, an English victory in the Hundred Years War, 1415. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786)

Henry Prince of Wales taking the crown from off the pillow of this father Henry IV, 1773. Henry V (1386- 1422), House of Lancaster had military successes in the Hundred Years War against France

Edward IV, 1773. Creator: Unknown
Edward IV, 1773. Edward IV (1442-1483), King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, and again from 11 April 1471 until his death

Henry IV, 1773. Creator: Unknown
Henry IV, 1773. Henry IV (1367-1413), known as Henry Bolingbroke, King of England from 1399 to 1413, asserted the claim of his grandfather, Edward III to the Kingdom of France

Henry VII, 1773. Creator: Unknown
Henry VII, 1773.Henry VII (1457-1509), first monarch of the House of Tudor became king after defeating King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field

Coronation of Henry VI at Paris, 1773. Creator: Unknown
Coronation of Henry VI at Paris, 1773. Henry was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey on 6 November 1429, aged 7, and as King of France at Notre Dame de Paris on 16 December 1431, aged 10

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"J. Cooke: A Glimpse into Historical Moments" Step back in time with J. Cooke, a witness to the most significant events of his era. From Richard I's reign to the Battle of Agincourt, he captured history through his artistry. In 1157, Richard I ascended the throne, becoming a formidable ruler whose legacy would endure for centuries. J. Cooke's depiction showcases the strength and determination that defined this iconic king. The Battle of Agincourt in 1773 was an epic clash between England and France during the Hundred Years' War. Through J. Cooke's brushstrokes, we can almost hear the thundering hooves and feel the tension on that fateful day. Even within political chambers, drama unfolded as seen in "The Right Honourable Earl of Chatham seized with a Fit in the House of Peers. " This gripping scene captures a moment when power collided with vulnerability. George II ruled during turbulent times, yet Charles Grignion's portrait immortalizes him as a steadfast monarch who weathered storms with grace and resilience. Another captivating piece by Charles Grignion depicts Edmund Ironside locked in combat against Canute the Great—a battle etched forever into history books. Tragedy struck when Richard I was mortally wounded by Bertram de Gourdon's arrow from atop castle walls—an event depicted poignantly by J. Cooke's skilled hand. "The Death of Lord Hastings" offers an intimate glimpse into one man’s final moments—William Walker masterfully capturing both sorrow and reverence surrounding this noble figure’s passing. Henry II emerges from Charles Grignion’s artwork as a regal presence—a king whose rule shaped medieval England profoundly and left an indelible mark on its history pages. Edward The Black Prince waits upon John King of France—his captive—in another poignant painting that reflects both triumphs won on battlefields and bonds forged amidst adversity. "The Maid of Orleans receiving the Sword of St.