Thomas Sidney Cooper, Milking Time - Study of a Farm-Yard near Canterbury 1833-4, exhibited 1834
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The Stour Valley in Kent was a constant source of inspiration for Cooper. Here he depicts Tonford Manor, Thanington, now a suburb of Canterbury. His truthful portrayal of cattle and sheep introduced a new note into English art. He was influenced by the Belgian painter Eugene Verboekhoven (1798-1881), who specialised in cattle pictures modelled on Dutch seventeenth-century masters such as Paulus Potter (1620-91) and Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691). These artists were much in vogue among British collectors of the time which, to some extent, explains Cooper's great popularity… (read more)
December 1996
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