Biographies
Cope, Charles West (1811-1890)
by Scholes, Robert
Charles West Cope (1811 – 1890)
C.W. Cope was a well-known Victorian painter, and member of the Royal Academy. He painted a wide range of figurative subjects, historical, literary, biblical, and modern life, and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1833 to 1882, and was elected member in 1848. His memoirs were published in 1891 after his death.