Alfred Morris was born in Weaverham, Cheshire in 1834 into a very artistic family. His father, John C. Morris and brothers, John William Morris and William Walker Morris were all painters.
Alfred, working from Deptford, was a visual painter mostly recognised for his landscapes featuring sheep. He flourished between 1853 and 1896 and exhibited at the Royal Academy, the British Institute and The Society of British Artists of which he was a member. His works are held in several British collections.
This oil paining of 1860 is entitled Sheep and Goat and was donated by Richard Ernest Eckersley in 1944.