Edward John Cobbett

Edward John Cobbett (1815–1899) was an English watercolour and oil painter.

Background

Cobbett was born in Marylebone, London, in 1815. He was a member of the Savage Club in his younger days, "when Bohemianism and exclusiveness were the purport of all its rules". In 1971 and 1881 he was living at 20 Oakley Square, St Pancras, London, with his wife Mary Anne née Haynes and four daughters including Theodosia Mary Ann Cobbett (born 1841), Phoebe Maria Cobbett (born 1849), Edith Haynes Cobbett (born 1856), and Gertrude Winifred Cobbett (born 1862).

Cobbet moved to Surrey, He is buried in a family grave on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.

Training and career Cobbett was originally a wood carver, and at the time of his death in 1899, some of his carving could still be seen in the choir of York Minster. However when he was twenty years old he became a painter. "He quickly made a name for himself as one of the chief exponents of the rustic school of painting which had a great vogue from about the middle of the century to the early 'eighties".

Works Cobbett was known for idyllic rustic scenes and depictions of children.

Exhibitions Cobbett exhibited at the British Institution,

Collections Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate: Peeling Apples (undated)