Oil on canvas, unsigned, inscribed on the verso "Passmore / Pet Goat," a charming genre scene set in a farmyard - two young children admire and feed a kid while a stoic billy goat and another stand watch, another young ruffian sits aside eating his porridge. Presented in the likely original gilt frame with ornate pierced composition ornament.

SS 29.5 x 24.75 in.; DOA 40 x 34.5 in.

Estate of the Late Charles Williams, Washington, DC

John Frederick Pasmore flourished from 1841 until 1866, according to the Dictionary of Victorian Painters by Christopher Wood and Christopher Newell. Pasmore was well known for his rustic genre and animal scenes, such as this example. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and elsewhere.

$800 - 1,200