About this objectOil painting of a bull. The artist Thomas Sidney Cooper (1803-1902) was famous for his paintings of cattle and sheep, and became popularly known as ‘Cow Cooper’. Born in Canterbury, where he spent much of his life, he worked first as a coach painter and scene painter before exhibiting at the Royal Academy. He set up an art school in his studio in Canterbury in 1882.
MakerThomas Sidney Cooper
Maker RoleArtist
Date Made1842
Period19th Century (1801-1900)
Inscription and MarksSigned bottom left: TS COOPER & NATURE 1842
Named CollectionLetchworth Museum
Credit LineFrom G Smith, Abbeyhill, Broadway, Letchworth Garden City
