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Nelson Cook (1808–1892) was an American portraitist and "occasional poet."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nelsoncook.com/ )〕 Cook was born in Malta, New York in 1808, one of nine children of furniture maker Joseph Cook and Mary Ann Tolman, originally from Wallingford, Connecticut.〔 He moved to Toronto Canada around 1830, where he worked as an agent for his brother Ransom and took up painting. He returned to New York in 1840 and settled in Saratoga Springs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://npgportraits.si.edu/eMuseumNPG/code/emuseum.asp?rawsearch=ObjectID/,/is/,/112068/,/false/,/false&newprofile=CAP&newstyle=single )〕 Cook was a self-taught artist and painted over 100 portraits, including many prominent people from Canada, Saratoga Springs and elsewhere. Much of his work is in private collections. Nelson Cook was married to Esther Freeman and had one daughter, Marion, born in Canada. He died in Saratoga Springs in 1892 and is believed to be buried in Greenridge Cemetery.〔 ==See also== *Ransom Cook 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nelson Cook」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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