BENJAMIN WILLIAMS LEADER (BRITISH 1831-1923)SURREY FARMOil on boardSigned and dated 1864 (lower left)16.2 x 25.5cm (6¼ x 10 in.)Provenance: Sale, Sotheby's, London, 27 June 2006, lot 33 (as 'Surrey Farm')Private collection, Diana and Martin Barnes, OxfordshireThis picture is derived from a plein air work which Leader painted before he moved to Surrey. The composition is very close to a larger painting, which resides in a private collection, which would suggest that it was executed during his Worcestershire period. It also relates to his painting An English Country Churchyard (lot 203), which contains many similar elements, including the girl and the dog.