Repro ID: PV6355
Title: Vessels in the Pool near Rotherhithe.
Description: A sketch of the Lower Pool at Rotherhithe. Cooke (1811–80) was a precocious draughtsman and a skilled engraver from an early age. He displayed a clear preference for marine subjects and published his 'Shipping and Craft' – a series of accomplished engravings – when he was 18, in 1829. Four years later he began painting in oils and took formal lessons from James Stark. Cooke first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1835.
Creator: Edward William Cooke
Date: 18 September 1829
Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London
