John Langstaffe, Warm Pastoral Scene With Water Meadow france It’s quiet and still -

It’s quiet and still - a place we’d all like to be

an open door leads through to a long corridor that’s adorned with artwork - probably portraits

Frame with minor age-related wear

we see a child walking alongside her mother who is carrying firewood

Craquelure is present throughout as you would expect but the paint is stable

John Langstaffe, Warm Pastoral Scene With Water Meadow france It’s quiet and still -A charming Victorian oil on canvas by British painter, John Langstaffe (1849 1912). Its a beautiful example of traditional British landscape painting from the late 19th century. On the right of the composition, we see three figures by a cottage with one resting on horseback. While another figure further on appears to be herding cattle towards a water meadow. In the distance, a series of undulating hills provide a picturesque backdrop to this idyllic