Charles West Cope
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![Il Penseroso, 1848, Charles West Cope V&A Museum no. FA.59[O]](../../../../images/local/thumb/f/f7/Westcope.jpg/180px-Westcope.jpg)
Charles West Cope, sometimes called II. (July 28, 1811 – August 21, 1890) was an English Victorian era painter.
Born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, his pictures have for subjects historical or dramatic scenes, and were very numerous; executed the frescoes that adorn the Peers' corridor at Westminster.
He was a member of the Royal Academy since 1848, and professor there from 1866 to 1875.
He had a son, Arthur Stockdale Cope.
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