Artist: Thomas Sidney Cooper (English, 1803-1902)
Title: "Landscape with Resting Sheep"
*Signed by Cooper lower left
Circa: 1880
Medium: Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Framing: Framed in a gold ornate gesso frame
Framed size: 15.25" x 17.75"
Canvas size: 10.25" x 12.25"
Condition: Light cosmetic wear to frame. Some craquelure to surface. In otherwise very good condition

Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Munich, Germany.

The sheep depicted in this painting by Sidney are likely Leicester Longwools. The Leicester Longwool is an English breed of sheep. Alternative names for the breed include: Leicester, Bakewell Leicester, Dishley Leicester, English Leicester, Improved Leicester and New Leicester. It was originally developed by 18th-century breeding innovator Robert Bakewell.