Rare Books and Manuscripts DA670.W97 C66 1786+ OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
Anne Cooper (baptized 18 August 1763, died 20 September 1804) was the daughter and only child of William Purnell of Dursley (1737-1805). She married Robert Bransby Cooper on 6 May 1784. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Gloucestershire, and M.P. for Gloucester, from 1818 to 1830. In 1807 the Cooper family embarked on another Wye Tour, with the poet Robert Bloomfield, whose "The Banks of Wye", 1811, is in part dedicated to "Robert Bransby Cooper ... and all the members of his Family".Another manuscript copy of the present journal exists at Chepstow Museum (Wales). The Chepstow copy appears to contain the same text, accompanied by 21 views in sepia wash. Precedence of the manuscript copies has not been established.Inscribed: This journal & the miniature of my Purnell inclosed [not present] to return to my dear son or daughter Bransby, July 1803.Bound in contemporary gilt-tooled morocco.
Exhibition History:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
Subject Terms:
Cooper, Anne, 1763?-1804 -- Diaries. | Cooper, Robert Bransby, 1762–1845. | Cooper, Lovich. | Purnell, William. | Chepstow Castle (Chepstow, Wales) | Tintern Abbey. | Castles -- Great Britain. | Castles & palaces -- Great Britain. | Rivers. | Ruins -- Great Britain. | Wye, River (Wales and England) -- Description and travel. | Wye, River (Wales and England) -- Navigation. | Wye, River (Wales and England) in art. | Monmouthshire (Wales) -- Antiquities. | Monmouthshire (Wales) -- Description and travel.