Lot Essay
S.C. Taylor is recorded as having bought two of Cooper's 1877 Royal
Academy exhibits from Agnew's in 1878.
Academy exhibits from Agnew's in 1878.
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Sheep in the Isle of Skye
Details
Thomas Sidney Cooper, R.A. (1803-1902)
Sheep in the Isle of Skye
signed and dated 'T. Sidney Cooper R.A./1877' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 20 in. (76.2 x 51 cm.)
Sheep in the Isle of Skye
signed and dated 'T. Sidney Cooper R.A./1877' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 20 in. (76.2 x 51 cm.)
Provenance
Thomas Agnew & Sons, bought from the artist and sold in 1878 to
S.C.Taylor.
with T. McLean, London, by 1898.
with N.R. Omell, London, 1968.
with Pawsey and Payne, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 June 2004, lot 173 (where
purchased by the present owner).
S.C.Taylor.
with T. McLean, London, by 1898.
with N.R. Omell, London, 1968.
with Pawsey and Payne, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 June 2004, lot 173 (where
purchased by the present owner).
Literature
Kentish Gazette, 3 and 10 April 1877.
K. Westwood, Thomas Sydney Cooper, his life and work, Somerset,
2011, p. 394, pl. 262. no.0.1877.5.
K. Westwood, Thomas Sydney Cooper, his life and work, Somerset,
2011, p. 394, pl. 262. no.0.1877.5.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1877, no. 365.
Special notice
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