Feeding the Hens, Ambleside by Alfred Heaton Cooper (1863 - 1929)

Feeding the Hens, Ambleside by Alfred Heaton Cooper (1863 - 1929)In this classic scene of rusticity, a homely farmyard setting provides a wonderful snippet of the daily life led by numerous Lakeland folk, where Alfred shows us a studied glimpse into one of the working traditions of a genial soul as she brings food for the pecking hens gathering near a bucket and broom, set aside by the large doorway in the foreground. The farm is now a cottage Low Fold, in Ambleside."The folk were mainly hard working, self reliant,

Dimensions: H19 x W20

Weight: 160gsm

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In the 1890's charcoal was an important ingredient for the production of gunpowder and for the iron-works at nearby Backbarrow

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