Alfred Vickers, A Welsh Lane With Cattle & Drover

Alfred Vickers, A Welsh Lane With Cattle & DroverThis charming mid 19th century oil painting by British artist Alfred Vickers (1786 1868) depicts a drover with livestock navigating an upland country road. A young shepherd boy rests on a low stone wall, his back to the sun. While an older lady, perhaps his mother, guides the cattle onward. She appears to be wearing a red shawl and tall traditional Welsh hat. Over on the right, wisps of smoke rise from the chimney of a nestled cottage, as

with a knowing expression that speaks volumes

It’s an idyllic snapshot of pastoral bliss captured by a master of the English landscape

to whose fallsMelodious birds sing madrigals

holds a newborn

the question of his disposal should then be raised

Sidney Yates Johnson (active 1880-1926)

1910 Provenance Germany Condition

Poole was a master at capturing nature’s restful moods

depicts a satisfied young man dressed in ragged clothes

He produced the altarpiece at the local parish church in Stanton-By-Dale

and lacking opportunities

stands in the doorway of an ivy-clad Victorian house