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Thomas Sidney Cooper (1803-1902) Three cows in a meadow Oil on panelSigned and dated 1887 lower right45cm x 60cmThomas Sidney Cooper RA (Canterbury 1803-1902 ) After a period of time at the Royal Academy Schools, Cooper took a job in Brussel's where he became great friends with Eugene Verboeckhoven (1799-1881) who greatly influenced his work which is clear from lot 137 of this sale. Cooper was best known for his animal paintings, predominantly cattle and sheep either watering or just in a meadow, also adding the animals to the works of Thomas Creswick and Frederick Richard Lee. This painting picks up on the fine detail captured in his vision of cattle. Through his life he exhibited in numerous places but most noteably were his 266 exhibits shown at the Royal Academy between 1833-1902, a record for continuous exhibiting at the academy.