A. Heaton (Alfred Heaton) Cooper

Born in Bolton in 1863, Alfred Heaton Cooper became an English watercolour artist known especially for painting the Lake District and scenes in Norway. After leaving school young, he worked as a clerk while developing his drawing and painting, eventually building a career from landscape art.

He is remembered for clear, lively views of mountains, lakes, and changing weather, and for illustrating travel guidebooks that introduced many readers to these regions. His work was closely tied to the Lake District, where he later lived and where much of his best-known art was made.

Cooper died in 1929. He was also the father of the landscape artist William Heaton Cooper, and together their names became strongly linked with Lakeland painting.