Thomas Cooper Gotch

[5] In 1881, he married fellow art student Caroline Burland Yates (1854–1945) at Newlyn's St Peter's Church.

[2][3] In addition to his time spent in France and Belgium while studying art, Gotch also travelled to Austria, Australia, South Africa, Italy and Denmark.

[2][7] With his parents' support,[4] in 1876 and 1877 he first studied at Heatherley's[8] art school in London and then at Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerp in 1877 and 1878.

Gotch met his friend Henry Scott Tuke and his future wife Caroline Yates at Slade.

His first such painting was My Crown and Sceptre made in 1892,[2][3][9] Commenting upon his new style, Tate said: His new combination of symbolic female figures, decorative Italian textiles and the static order of early Renaissance art finally brought him recognition.

[2] Chris Leuchars for Project Kettering has said of Gotch's work: Although Thomas Gotch is not widely recognised in international art histories, his position and friendships in Newlyn, and the mastery of his artwork, provide him some level of recognition in British painting history and his works make valuable contributions to collections around the world.

[4]Thomas Gotch was a recognised success during his lifetime and enjoyed considerable public acclaim.

He was a regular exhibitor at London's Royal Academy and contributed to numerous other national and international exhibitions.

[4] Gotch collaborated with John Drew Mackenzie on a set of copper plates that represents air, earth, fire and water, melding the styles of both artists in a symbolic Biblical theme.