The Death of Captain James Cook (Zoffany) The Death of Captain James Cook (Zoffany) The Death of Captain James Cook, 14 February 1779 is a painting by Johann Zoffany. The painting records the loss of the British explorer Captain James Cook. The painting was completed in 1794 some years after the death of Cook in 1779. Other paintings of the death of Cook were painted earlier. The Mahiole (Feathered Helmet) that was included in the painting of Cook's death by Zoffany is said to be the helmet given to Cook when he first landed in Hawaii. The painting is unfinished. Zoffany is thought to have based the
James M. Cook From 1856 to 1861, he was Superintendent of the New York State Banking Department. He was again a member of the State Senate (15th D.) in 1864 and 1865. Cook was married to Anna Cady. Their daughter, Catherine Phillips Cook married George Sherman Batcheller. Cook is buried in the Ballston Spa Village Cemetery. James M. Cook James Merrill Cook (November 19, 1807 in Ballston, Saratoga County, New York – April 12, 1868 in Saratoga, New York) was an American businessman, banker and politician. From 1838 to 1856, he was the first President of the Ballston Spa Bank (later Ballston Spa