Welsh Drovers 1860

Editor: So, this is "Welsh Drovers" by George Baxter. It’s a sweet little scene of cattle being led across a stream. It has such a calm, pastoral vibe. What do you see in it? Curator: It feels like a memory, doesn’t it? All hazy light and soft edges. Baxter was a pioneer in color printing, trying to capture the feeling, the very *breath*, of a landscape. It reminds me that even something as seemingly simple as driving cattle can be imbued with beauty, don't you think? Editor: Absolutely. The light gives it almost a dreamlike quality. Curator: Precisely. A reminder that art isn’t just about what we see, but how we see it.