Thomas Sidney Cooper, R.A. (1803-1902)
On a Dairy Farm
signed and dated 'T. Sidney. Cooper RA/1876' (lower left)
oil on canvas
48 x 72 in. (122 x 183 cm.)
Sold with an invoice and correspondence of sale from Dyson Lister, 1908.
Provenance
Bought from the Royal Academy by the father of Capt. Preolean of Hoveton Hall, Norfolk.
Sold by him through Mr Cummins, of Duke Street, London, to Mr Richardson of Piccadilly for £430.
Thomas Richardson; Christie's, 25 April 1908, lot 79 (33 gns. to Misell).
With Dyson Lister, 26 King Street, London, by 15 June 1908.
Sold by him to R. Hatton Wilson, 31 July 1908, for £220.
Literature
Henry Blackburn (ed.), Royal Academy Notes, 1876, p. 62.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1876, no. 953.
Paris, International Exhibition, 1878.
Lot Essay
We are grateful to Kenneth Westwood for his help in preparing this and the other T.S. Cooper entries.