William Richard B. Shaw

William Richard B. Shaw painted rolling Welsh landscapes just as photography was changing how artists worked. In 1858 he recorded Crickhowell’s stone bridge and hills in oil, and twenty years later he framed golden hayfields near Abergavenny with the same careful light. Though little else is known about him, these quiet scenes show a painter anchored in place and season. See how the hay bales echo the riverbank in Haymaking near Abergavenny, then tap to explore the green edges of the Brecon Beacons.