A border of full blown florals combines with arch-like flourishes terminating in architectural pendants to frame this romantic scene of rustic country life. A farmer pauses, scythe in hand for a word with his wife and daughter.

To our eyes, Bathwell and Goodfellow seem five or ten years ahead in their choice of subject. We generally think of romantic idealized country scenes as a shift away from Neoclassical taste starting in the late 1820's- 1830's.