Alfred Vickers, River Landscape With Cattle

Alfred Vickers, River Landscape With CattleThis charming mid 19th century oil painting by British artist Alfred Vickers (1786 1868) depicts a river landscape with grazing cattle. A meandering river glides through verdant pasture towards distant hills. On its banks, two, maybe three, cottages. While in the foreground, the bough of an old tree provides shelter from the glare of Summer. Four cows rest awhile by a rippling pond. This is an idyllic vision of rural life captured by an artist that

while his prominent features are highlighted

1850Condition: Artwork presents well

Partially visible supplier’s stamp on reverse

As a local man of some repute

Can you imagine the light falling over the city before disappearing completely

the majority of children in Britain were not afforded an education at all and sent out to work from an early age

Essentially this term refers to the trees at either side of the composition that guide the eye

and constrained by rigmarole

which included Hilde sat reading

Here we see the influence of the abundant Italian vistas and the glorious effects of vivid light

Presumably

the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York