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| Title | Rest by the Way: Winter | |
| Collection | Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport | |
| Artist | Leeuw, Alexis de (Belgian painter, active ca.1848) | |
| Date Earliest | about 1840 | |
| Date Latest | 1881 | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | Leeuw was a Belgian artist active in the last half of the nineteenth century. This work is representative of the artist's usual subject matter of genre scenes depicting peasants working the land, shepherds with their flocks or hay carts. Winter scenes were also common for Leeuw as they emphasized the harshness of this kind of existence. | |
| Current Accession Number | 1881.43 | |
| Inscription | front lr 'A de Leeuw' | |
| Subject | landscape (forest in winter); everyday life (travellers) | |
| Measurements | 96 x 74 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Purchased 1881. | |
| Rights Owner | Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport, Sefton M.B.C. Leisure Services | |
| Author | Lisa Howard | |