The author of the painting is identified as Frederick T. Sibley (1837-1912), an English artist, who founded the Royal Cambrian Academy together with other artists at the end of the 19th century the first British colony of artists. The association emerged from David Cox's summer stays at Betws-y-Coed between 1844 and 1856.  In 1881 the Conwy Valley, in North Wales, was at the height of its fame as an academy welcoming a large number of professional and amateur artists. The prospect of seeing painters at work attracted a large number of visitors, as a result of which the seaside town of Llandudno emerged as a center for the sale of many of these works. The work in question depicts a bright winter landscape that is identified with the gentle valleys of Wales.