Alfred Vickers, On The Medway Cities The portrait is signed/dated and

The portrait is signed/dated and held within a gilded frame with a decorative inner border

which provides a view across to a distant woodland

It’s been painted with energy

as per the fashion of the 1840s/50s

Alfred Vickers, On The Medway Cities The portrait is signed/dated andA fine mid 19th century pastoral scene by British artist, Alfred Vickers (1786 1868). It depicts a shepherd and shepherdess tending to their animals by the River Medway in Kent. The Medway is a river steeped in historical significance and its been the source of inspiration for many painters over the years. In 1820, Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 1851) completed his Medway Sketchbook, which included views of Rochester along with various shipping