William Shayer & Edward Charles Williams, Travellers Outside An Inn Black The Parliamentarians

The Parliamentarians

A characterful mid-19th-century oil on canvas depicting a seated older lady with knitting needles and wool

His location and indeed his activity between 1579 and 1609 is a topic of debate and one explored by Thomas Fusenig and Regina Urbanek in their paper ‘One hundred years of Pseudo-Hans von Aachen: On Cologne portrait painting around 1600’

It’s interesting to note that throughout his career he stayed true to his father’s style and when confronted with the new freer approach of the French impressionists

It was shown at the Society of British Artists in 1882 and sold through Christie’s in 1883

William Shayer & Edward Charles Williams, Travellers Outside An Inn Black The ParliamentariansThis 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