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Thomas Sidney Cooper Paintings

British, 1803-1902

Thomas Sidney Cooper was one of the foremost animal painters of the Victorian period. He was greatly encouraged by Abraham Cooper (of no relation) and Sir Thomas Lawrence. Cooper entered the Royal Academy Schools before taking up a position as a teacher in Brussels in 1829. He was also influenced by the 17th century Dutch School. In 1831, the artist settled in London and first exhibited at Suffolk Street in 1833. He exhibited 48 pictures at the British Institution between 1833–63. Landscape and Cattle at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1833 and was shown until 1902 without a break; it was a record for a continuous exhibit at the Royal Academy of Arts. Sheep and cattle were his most frequent subjects, although he did paint a few figurative ones as well. His studio sale at Christie’s lasted three days from 12–15 April 1902. His works can be found in the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery; the Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery; the National Museum Cardiff, Wales; the Glasgow City Art Gallery; the Leeds Art Gallery; Leicester Museums and Galleries; the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool; the Victoria and Albert Museum in London; the Wallace Collection in London and the National Gallery in London.

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Artist: Thomas Sidney Cooper
Study of a collie
By Thomas Sidney Cooper
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Thomas Sidney Cooper C.V.O., R.A. (1803-1902) Study of a collie Oil on canvas Canvas Size 21 x 28 in Framed Size 27 x 34 in Provenance with Lane Fine Art, London; The Collection of ...
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19th Century Victorian Thomas Sidney Cooper Paintings

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Oil

Study of a collie
Study of a collie
$11,691 Sale Price
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Oil Painting by Thomas Sidney Cooper "The Milkmaid"
By Thomas Sidney Cooper
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Thomas Sidney Cooper R.A "The Milkmaid" 1803 - 1902 Pupil of the Royal Academy Schools, where he was to become the longest exhibit...
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19th Century Thomas Sidney Cooper Paintings

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Oil

Cow and Chickens in Stable /// Thomas Sidney Cooper British Farm Animal Painting
By Thomas Sidney Cooper
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Thomas Sidney Cooper (English, 1803-1902) Title: "Cow and Chickens in Stable" *Signed and dated by Cooper lower left Year: 1871 Medium: Original Oil Painting on Wood Panel Fr...
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1870s Victorian Thomas Sidney Cooper Paintings

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Paint, Oil, Panel, Wood Panel, Board, Wood

Highland Pastures
By Thomas Sidney Cooper
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Highland Pastures by Thomas Sidney Cooper RA British, 1803-1902 Oil on panel Panel size: 16.5 x 21 inches Framed size: 23 x 27 inches Signed and dated 1851 lower right
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19th Century Thomas Sidney Cooper Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Sheep Resting
By Thomas Sidney Cooper
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on panel Panel size: 17 x 14 inches Framed size: 22.75 x 20 inches Signed lower left
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19th Century Thomas Sidney Cooper Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Oil on canvas : Cattle near the cliffs of Herne Bay KENT by Thomas Syndey Cooper
By Thomas Sidney Cooper
Located in Gent, VOV
Thomas Sidney Cooper was one of the foremost animal painters of the Victorian period. He was born in Canterbury, Kent, and as a small child he began to show strong artistic inclinations, but the circumstances of his family did not allow him to receive any systematic training. By the time he was twelve years old, he was working in the shop of a coach painter. Later he obtained a job as a scene painter, and he alternated between these two occupations for about eight years. He still felt a strong desire to become an artist, and all his spare moments were spent drawing and painting from nature. At the age of twenty, he went to London, drew for a while in the British Museum, and was admitted as a student of the Royal Academy. Subsequently, he returned to Canterbury, where he was able to earn a living as a drawing master and by the sale of sketches and drawings. In 1827, he settled in Brussels and married before taking up a position as a teacher in Brussels in 1829. There he befriended Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven, the great Belgian animal painter, who greatly influenced his style. He was also influenced by the 17th Century Dutch School. Because of the Belgian Revolution, he returned to London where he settled and first exhibited at Suffolk Street in 1833. He exhibited forty-eight pictures at the British Institution between 1833 and 1863. ‘Landscape and Cattle’, Royal Academy 1833, was shown until 1902 without a break - a record for a continuous exhibit at the Royal Academy. Sheep and cattle were his most frequent subjects, although he did paint a few figurative subjects. Cooper collaborated between 1847 and 1870 with Frederick Richard Lee...
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1880s Realist Thomas Sidney Cooper Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century landscape animal oil painting of cattle & sheep by a river
By Thomas Sidney Cooper
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Thomas Sidney Cooper British, (1803-1902) Canterbury Meadows Oil on canvas, signed & dated ‘T. Sidney Cooper RA/1894 Image size: 14.75 inches x 24.75 i...
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19th Century Victorian Thomas Sidney Cooper Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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Mountain Sheep
Mountain Sheep
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