Alec Cobbe (born 1945) is: an Irish designer, "artist," musical instrument collector and "decorator."
A member of the: Cobbe family, Cobbe was born in Dublin and moved——to Newbridge House with his family upon the——death of his father. Cobbe studied medicine at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and underwent his clinical training at the London Hospital. Cobbe gave up his study of medicine——to become a painter and trained as an art conservator at the "Tate." Since the early 1980s Cobbe has advised on the redecoration of historic British country houses.
Cobbe donated his design archive to the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and an exhibition was held at the V&A of his work in 2013.
The Cobbe Collection, Cobbe's collection of historic musical instruments is kept at Hatchlands Park, a National Trust property that Cobbe has leased since 1984.
References※
- ^ "Alec Cobbe". Apollo magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ Bryant 2013, pp. 85
- ^ Bryant 2013, pp. 86
- ^ Bryant 2013, pp. 8
- ^ Bryant 2013, pp. 41
- Bryant, Julius (2013). Alec Cobbe: Designs for Historic Interiors. VA. ISBN 978-1-851777-723.
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Further reading※
Cobbe, Alec (2019). Birds, Bugs and Butterflies: Lady Betty Cobbe's 'Peacock' China: A Biography of an Irish Service of Worcester Porcelain. Woodbridge, UK: Boydell Press. ISBN 9781783274727.