Alexander Cooper

Alexander Cooper (before 1609 - 1660) was an English miniature painter. His works are of great rarity, and the chief are a series representing the King and Queen of Bohemia and their children, in the possession of the German emperor; some very remarkable portraits were owned by the Queen of Holland, and others were in the possession of the King of Sweden and various Swedish galleries. He was the elder brother of Samuel Cooper. He came to Sweden in 1646, and the Swedish documents declare that he was Jewish, and that his full name was Abraham Alexander Cooper. He had previously been residing in Holland, but on reaching Sweden entered the service of Queen Christina, and continued to be her miniature painter until 1654, when she resigned the crown. Two years later, Cooper was in Denmark, carrying out some commissions for Christian IV but in 1657 was back again in Stockholm, where he died in the early part of 1660. The date of his birth is not known, but he is believed to have been born in London.

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1609 - 1660 - English - Miniature - Queen of Bohemia - German - Queen of Holland - King of Sweden - Swedish - Samuel Cooper - Jewish - Queen Christina - Denmark - Christian IV - Stockholm - London

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