Samuel Cooper Works Online
Categorized & Annotated
Museums and Public Art Galleries Worldwide:
 Fitzwilliam Museum at the University of Cambridge, UK
Samuel Cooper at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City 
Samuel Cooper at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Great scans of Rijksmuseum paintings, from the 'Memory of the Netherlands' project
The Royal Collection, London, UK
(Zoomable - look for the magnifying glass and the text "Magnify image")
Numerous portrait miniatures online
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio
Courtauld Institute of Art, London, UK
2 works by or related to the artist
Denver Art Museum / Berger Collection, Colorado
Sir William Fairfax, ca.1642-44
Harvard University Art Museums, Massachusetts
National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
Philadelphia Museum of Art
(Tip: On the zoom-in page, use the slider bar to magnify the image)
4 miniature portraits by Samuel Cooper online
State Museums of Florence Digital Archive, Italy
Statens Museum for Kunst (National Gallery of Denmark), Copenhagen
Click "English" at the top right to switch the default language, then click "Search"
Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue, London, UK
National Art Databases and Museum Inventories:
Art Fund for UK Museums
Art Market:
(e.g. records of past sales at auction; sites providing examples of the artist's signature)
Christie's Past Sale Archive NEW!
(database goes as far back as 1991; images go about as far back as 1999)
Sotheby's Sold Lot Archive NEW!
(database goes as far back as 1998; images where permitted by copyright go about as far back as 2001)
Pictures from Image Archives:
Samuel Cooper at CGFA
Ciudad de la Pintura (in Spanish) 
New York Public Library Digital Gallery
Additional Image Search Tools: NEW!
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Articles and Reference Sites:
Encyclopedia Britannica complete article on Samuel Cooper 
Note: The full version of the article is available only if you follow this link. If you bookmark the article and return later, or if you navigate directly to the Britannica website, you will see a 100-word preview only. Troubleshooting
Grove Dictionary of Art Online (excerpt)
Union List of Artist Names (Getty Museum)
Reference sheet with basic information about the artist and pointers to other references.
Oxford Dictionary of Art (eNotes)
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