William Shayer & Edward Charles Williams, Travellers Outside An Inn

William Shayer & Edward Charles Williams, Travellers Outside An InnThis 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

Restorations

over the centuries

Signed lower right and held within a later glazed frame

As the years passed

respectful of their endeavours

Born in Tasbäck

This interesting sense of duality

and the work was brutal

Rasmus Christiansen (1863-1940) was particularly skilled at painting animals and this is a good example of his work

we see a bustling street

rich with vibrancy

the roses appear radiant