Label TextIn this peaceful landscape painting, a young man on a donkey’s back herds cattle and sheep towards a ford in the nearby stream. Loutherbourg, a painter from the Alsace region of France, established himself in England from the 1770s. He worked as a designer of stage scenery and theatre backdrops alongside his practice as a painter. His appreciation of lighting effects is evident in this painting which glows with a warm, golden evening light.
Label TextIn this peaceful landscape painting, a young man on a donkey’s back herds cattle and sheep towards a ford in the nearby stream. Loutherbourg, a painter from the Alsace region of France, established himself in England from the 1770s. He worked as a designer of stage scenery and theatre backdrops alongside his practice as a painter. His appreciation of lighting effects is evident in this painting which glows with a warm, golden evening light.
