AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY ENGLISH ANIMAL AND LANDSCAPE PAINTER THOMAS SIDNEY COOPER SENDING HIS AUTOGRAPH TO A YOUNG LADY, adding eight lines of verse and signing again with his initials.

Cooper, Thomas Sidney. (1803-1902). English animal and landscape painter. He was nickname "Cow Cooper".

Published by Vernon Holme, Harbledown, Kent: July 31, 1869, 1869

About this Item

- 23 words plus 8 lines of verse are penned in black ink, filling one side of a sheet of his personalized, 7 inch high by 4-1/2 inch wide, black-bordered letterhead with his address printed at top right beside a vignette featuring 4 miniature cows. The letter has been mounted on a slightly larger piece of cream card. Signed "Thomas Sidney Cooper". There are 2 small, light stains to the left margin. Folded twice for mailing. Very good. Cooper sends his autograph, commenting: "I hope the Young Lady will more highly esteem the Autograph accompanied by the following lines". After signing the letter he adds eight lines of verse beginning: "Tis calm assurance 'All is Well' / Though how or where I cannot tell". Below the verse he writes "This is faith" and signs again with his initials.Thomas Sidney Cooper [1803-1902] was an English landscape painter noted for his images of cattle and farm animals. This earned him the name "Cow Cooper"--hence the vignette of cows on his letterhead. He was born in Canterbury, Kent and his home, Vernon Holme, Harbledown, Kent, which is now a school, is listed among the sites to see when visiting Canterbury.

Seller Inventory # 35051

Bibliographic Details

• Title: AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY ENGLISH ANIMAL AND LANDSCAPE PAINTER THOMAS SIDNEY COOPER SENDING HIS AUTOGRAPH TO A YOUNG LADY, adding eight lines of verse and signing again with his initials.
• Publisher: Vernon Holme, Harbledown, Kent: July 31, 1869
• Publication Date: 1869
• Condition: Very good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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