ABRAHAM COOrER IO9 



old acquaintance a zohite charger who ' makes him- 

 self so generally useful,' in Cooper's studio and who 

 would throw no discredit upon any of the most 

 celebrated of Ducrow's unrivalled stud." We need 

 not doubt but that this is the animal which figures 

 in " The Studio," here reproduced. 



In 1820 Cooper was elected to full honours as an 

 Academician, presenting as his diploma picture, 

 " Sir Trevisan flying from Despair," a scene from 

 Spenser's Faerie Queene. The Knight is depicted 

 helmetless, but otherwise in full armour ; he rides 

 a black horse which is galloping along a rocky 

 track towards the spectator's right ; the background 

 is dark with storm clouds. 



It may here be added that in 1S62, six years 

 before his death, he resigned the honour of Royal 

 Academicianship. 



Among Cooper's countless works of sporting 

 interest we may notice a few. A portrait of Elis, 

 winner of the St. Leger of 1836, was exhibited at 

 the Academy in 1S38: the jockey John Day is in 

 the saddle, Doe, Lord Lichfield's trainer, standing 

 on the risfht. In the backq-round is a travellinsf 

 horse-box or van from which The Drummer is 

 descending. A portrait of Mango, winner of 

 the St. Leger in 1837, was exhibited in the same 

 year ; Sam Day is the jockey in the saddle, and in 

 the right background we have again the travelling 



