Cooke Gallery

Maskelyne and Cooke's "The Artist's Dream". John Nevil Maskelyne and George Co

Maskelyne and Cooke's "The Artist's Dream". John Nevil Maskelyne and George Cooke, presented for the first time to a West End audience an entertainment they had been giving for several years in the provinces and at the Crystal Palace with considerable success. Maskelyne's invention of the door lock for London toilets required the insertion of a penny coin to operate it, leading to the euphemism to "spend a penny". With John Algernon Clarke, Maskelyne invented "Psycho", the famous whist-playing automaton. At London's Egyptian Hall, Psycho appeared in more than 4000 performances. Date: circa 1880

© The Michael Diamond Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

Ancient vase in the possession of Mr. George Cooke

Ancient vase in the possession of Mr. George Cooke. Vase in red clay with black design of men with quadriga four-horse chariot and deer. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814. Date:

© Florilegius/Mary Evans

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Siberian larkspur, Delphinium grandiflorum

Siberian larkspur, Delphinium grandiflorum (Delphinium chinense). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817. Date:

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