Inscription
{Above an image of Rupert Bear:}
Mary Tourtel, 1874 - 1948, creator of Rupert Bear, studied art here, c.1891 - 1896.
Site: Mary Tourtel (1 memorial)
CT1, St Peter's Street, Canterbury, 22 - 23, Sidney Cooper Gallery
In 1882 a private art school was founded by the Victorian animal painter, Thomas Sidney Cooper, in this building which was also his home. The school continued after his death, and remained in this building until 1972.
In our photo the plaque is visible behind the red banner on the left.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
