Pilot Boat Running into St Peter Port, Guernsey

Image credit: Guernsey Museums and Galleries

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Pilot boat running into St Peter Port, Guernsey, 23 February in 1838. Cooke was born in London, son of the engraver George Cooke. Early in Cooke’s career he published ‘Shipping and Craft,’ comprised of engravings from his drawings of sea-going vessels. Cooke travelled widely and was a man of some cultivation with varied academic interests. Cooke’s movements are well documented through his many travel journals. Because of this we know that he visited the Channel Islands in 1836, 1847 and 1869. During his first trip to Guernsey he rowed across to Castle Cornet, not yet adjoined to the rest of the Island by the breakwater. From here he made a sketch, thought to be the basis of this painting. He painted views of coastal waters, describing the people and places using subtle coloration and graduated light.

Castle Cornet

St Peter Port

Title

Pilot Boat Running into St Peter Port, Guernsey

Date

1838

Medium

oil on board

Measurements

H 45 x W 61 cm

Accession number

GUEMG : GMAG 1989.113

Acquisition method

purchased, 1989

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Feb 23rd 1838

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Castle Cornet

Castle Emplacement, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1AU Channel Islands

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