Alfred the Great in the Neatherd's Cottage Sir Henry Edmund Knight Two women wearing the latest

Two women wearing the latest fashions in an outdoor setting

behind the platform panels show The Insatiable Irish Growley Wowly

The Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens

A dog runs along beside the man's barrow

With another basket and spade in front of him and a bell on the floor behind him

Alfred the Great in the Neatherd's Cottage Sir Henry Edmund Knight Two women wearing the latestAlfred the Great in the Neatherd's Cottage. 1863. Youngest son of King thelwulf, Alfred became King of Wessex during a time of constant Viking attack. He was driven into hiding by a Viking raid into Wessex, led by the Dane, Guthorm, and took refuge in the Athelney marshes in Somerset.