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Sheep on the Common

Thomas Sidney Cooper (1803–1902)

Manchester Art Gallery

Sheep on the Common

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A group of three sheep in the middle of a flat field, set against a troubled sky. Beyond them to the right, more fields can be seen until the darkening horizon. To the left, the branches of a shrub blow in the wind. Two white sheep are laying down, one facing the viewer, the other facing out to the left. The black sheep is standing up, on slightly higher ground, facing the left with the other sheep. The whites, browns and greens of the sheep and their land are met with the darkening greys and blues of the sky.

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Title

Sheep on the Common

Date

1873

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 45.5 x W 61.1 cm

Accession number

1934.411

Acquisition method

bequeathed by John Edward Yates, 1934

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

artist's inscription : : bl : artist's name, date : T. Sidney. Cooper.R.A. / 1873

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Thomas Sidney Cooper

1803–1902

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