British David Bates (1840–1921), Guarding The Flock – oil on canvas painting

The painting signed with initials «DB» lower right. David Bates (1840–1921) was a prolific British landscape painter known for his detailed oil and watercolour scenes of rural Britain. Exhibitions: He was a regular exhibitor, showing 26 works at the Royal Academy between 1868 and 1911, as well as at the Grosvenor Gallery and Royal Society of British Artists.