Alfred Vickers (1786–1868)

Mountainous Wooded Landscape with a Man, Dog and Cattle before Abbey Ruins

A beautiful and atmospheric 19th-century British landscape painting by Alfred Vickers (1786–1868), depicting a mountainous wooded landscape with a picturesque abbey ruin, a figure with a dog and cattle in the foreground.

The composition combines a dramatic mountainous backdrop with a tranquil pastoral foreground, characteristic of the Romantic landscape tradition of the period. The soft atmospheric treatment of the distant mountains, woodland and sky creates a strong sense of depth and scale.

The painting is signed and presented in an attractive ornate gilt frame.

The reverse and condition images show evidence of previous conservation work.

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

* Overall framed size: approx. 50 × 65 cm

7 × 25.6 inches

* Actual painted image: approx. 47 × 31 cm

5 × 12.2 inches

Condition

The canvas has been lined and the painting has undergone previous restoration and conservation. There is evidence of retouching and overpainting, together with a later revarnished surface.

The painting displays age-related craquelure and surface irregularities, visible in the photographs. The ornate gilt frame is also of later date and shows some age-related wear and imperfections.

Please carefully examine all photographs provided, particularly the close-up images of the painted surface and reverse, as these form an important part of the condition report.

A highly decorative original landscape painting with a strong Romantic character, suitable for collectors of British 19th-century art and traditional landscape paintings.