William Shayer & Edward Charles Williams, Travellers Outside An Inn Black Sketchbook in hand

Sketchbook in hand

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 31” x 23½” / 78cm x 60cmYear of creation: c

The Parliamentarians

A characterful mid-19th-century oil on canvas depicting a seated older lady with knitting needles and wool

He wears a rich brown coat fastened with gilt buttons over a patterned waistcoat of warm red and gold

William Shayer & Edward Charles Williams, Travellers Outside An Inn Black Sketchbook in handThis splendid mid 19th century oil painting by English artists William Shayer (1787 1879) and Edward Charles Williams (1807 1881) depicts an assortment of travellers outside a roadside inn. Its a fine example of their collaborative work. At times, when leading artists collaborate, it can have the effect of bringing the best qualities out in both of them. Here, we see Williams effectiveness with views and architecture (he evidently worked first). The