1849
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Cows on a River's Edge is a 1849 watercolor by Thomas Sidney Cooper, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a group of cows standing and grazing near a river’s edge. The water is calm, and the grassy bank slopes gently downward. The cows are dark and light in color, some resting while others stand or drink. In the background, a few trees and a distant building are faintly visible. The top image is a sketchy, dramatic version of the same scene, showing the artist’s rough style. The cows are simplified into bold shapes with strong contrasts of light and shadow. Next, look up Romanticism to see how this painting fits into that movement.
A watercolour titled *Cows on a River's Edge*, signed and dated by Thomas Sidney Cooper in 1849, depicts cattle positioned along the bank of a river. The work was later included in Richard Ellison’s collection of 100 British watercolours, which his widow donated in 1860 and 1873 to support the establishment of the National Collection of Water Colour Paintings.
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Thomas Sidney Cooper was an English landscape painter from Canterbury, noted for his images of cattle and farm animals.
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