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Portrait of Sir Astley Paston Cooper, Bart. (1768-1841)

File is a black and white reproduction of an engraving of a portrait. Note attached reads: Sir Astley Paston Cooper, Bart. (1768-1841). The most popular surgeon in London during the first quarter of the 19th century, Sir Astley was in intimate touch with the "Resurrectionists:. It is said that he, more than any other man, knew the secrets of the "Sack_Em_Up Men".

Portrait of Sir Astley Paston Cooper

Item is an engraving of a portrait of Sir Astley Paston Cooper, First Baronet, F. R. S., Sergeant Surgeon to the King, Vice President of the Royal College of Surgeons. Cooper was a British surgeon who lived from 1768 to 1841. The portrait was painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence, "P. R. A., principal painter in ordinary to His Majesty," and engraved by Samuel Cousins. The portrait is mounted on a wooden frame.

Cousins, Samuel

Portrait of Robert Butler, William Henry Smith, and Charles West

Item is a photograph of three former sailors, the "last of the old-time, square rigged sailors" from Liverpool in the period between Confederation and the death of Queen Victoria. William Henry Smith, in the centre, passed away in 1955; Robert Butler, on the left, passed away in 1956; and Charles West is on the right.
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