Nathan Cooper Branwhite (1775-1857) Nathan Cooper Branwhite's father was the poet Peregrine Branwhite and he was born in Suffolk. He later lived in London before moving to Bristol in about 1810 and is mainly known for his subtlely drawn miniature portraits. He also made small portraits in oil, worked in monochrome wash (single colour or black and white) and was an engraver (maker of prints). He sketched with Rippingille and the others at the evening meetings and in Leigh Woods. He was also one of the organisers of the first exhibition of Bristol artists' work at the Bristol Institution in Park Street in 1824-25. Branwhite was a close friend of Johnson and learnt to play guitar like Jackson and Rippingille. His portraits were praised for their lifelike accuracy and it is from his work that we know what so many Bristol artists looked like. Three of Branwhite's children and a grandson also became artists in Bristol.