1212793 Gypsy Encampment (oil on canvas) by Shayer, William Snr. (1788-1879) (attr. to); 61.0x40.6 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: These travelling people have pitched a bender tent, made from bendy branches covered with canvas. Now they are cooking a meal over an open fire. They have donkeys to carry heavy items, but no caravan. Many people in the 19th century had a travelling lifestyle, moving around the country in search of seasonal work. The brightly coloured, rather sentimental character of this scene was typical of pictures by the artist William Shayer.); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; British, out of copyright.