Cornfield with reapers, Alfred Walter Williams, 1864
Alfred Walter Williams

Cornfield with reapers

1864 · Oil painting · 44.1 × 74.9 cm

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About the painting

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 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 cutting and stacking of corn beneath a characteristic brooding sky.

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Accession number
1034-1886

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