COOPER, Samuel, a miniature painter of surpassing excellence, was born in London in 1609. He appears to have united great spirit and expression with careful finish. Among his finest productions is the head of Cromwell, engraved by Vertue, and the portrait of a Mr Swingfield, which gained him the highest applause and patronage at Paris, as well as in Holland, where he resided for some time. After the Restoration he returned to London, and was much employed by the court of Charles II. Cooper died there in 1672, and was buried in the church of St Pancras, where there is a monument to his memory.