Welsh moor with sheep
Oil Painting
1879 (painted)
1879 (painted)
| Artist/Maker |
Alfred Walter Williams (1824-1905) was the youngest of six brothers who all took up painting and who all specialised in landscapes. His style of work was most similar to his brother S. R. Percy, with whom he went to live after their father's death in 1855. The two brothers travelled together to Scotland in the 1850's and both were influenced by the areas they visited. Both brothers also had a love of the Snowdonia area of North Wales.
Alfred Walter's landscapes often incorporated scenes of seasonal outdoor life, including autumn and harvest scenes. This particular example shows the herding of sheep in the Welsh hills and includes the sense of bleakness and unpleasant weather which was characteristic of so much of his work.
Alfred Walter's landscapes often incorporated scenes of seasonal outdoor life, including autumn and harvest scenes. This particular example shows the herding of sheep in the Welsh hills and includes the sense of bleakness and unpleasant weather which was characteristic of so much of his work.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Welsh moor with sheep (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting on canvas, 'Welsh Moor with Sheep', Alfred Walter Williams, 1879 |
| Physical description | Bleak moorland landscape. In the left-centre foreground is a shepherd holding a crook in his left hand and reaching out his right hand as a signal to the black and white dog who stands beside him. A large flock of sheep, roughly divided into two groups, makes its way across the moor in the direction of the shepherd. It is possible that another shepherd follows up at the rear of the flock. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A W Williams 1879 (Signed) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Joshua Dixon |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Joshua Dixon, 1886 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Alfred Walter Williams (1824-1905) was the youngest of six brothers who all took up painting and who all specialised in landscapes. His style of work was most similar to his brother S. R. Percy, with whom he went to live after their father's death in 1855. The two brothers travelled together to Scotland in the 1850's and both were influenced by the areas they visited. Both brothers also had a love of the Snowdonia area of North Wales. Alfred Walter's landscapes often incorporated scenes of seasonal outdoor life, including autumn and harvest scenes. This particular example shows the herding of sheep in the Welsh hills and includes the sense of bleakness and unpleasant weather which was characteristic of so much of his work. |
| Bibliographic reference | The Williams Family of Painters by Jan Reynolds (Antique Collectors' Club, 1975) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 998-1886 |
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| Record created | April 3, 2006 |
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