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Thomas Sidney Cooper, A.R.A. (1803-1902) and Frederick Richard Lee, R.A. (1798-1879)

Cattle on the banks of a river

Details

Thomas Sidney Cooper, A.R.A. (1803-1902) and Frederick Richard Lee, R.A. (1798-1879)
Cattle on the banks of a river
signed and dated 'F.R.Lee RA 1855 T.S. Cooper RA' (lower right)
oil on canvas
42 x 59¾ in. (106.6 x 151.7 cm.)

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, 21 May 1958, lot 132 (£65 to Sidney).

Literature

Art Journal, 1855, p. 301.

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, 1855, no. 422.
Liverpool Academy, 1855, no. 157.

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Lot Essay

Commenting on the picture's appearance at the Liverpool Academy, the Art Journal described the view as a 'scene, evidently a Devonian one, characterised by luxuriant softness in banks, foliage and atmosphere'.

We are grateful to Kenneth Westwood for his help in preparing this and the subsequent Cooper entries.

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