Boy Skating

George Henry Boughton1860

This humorous sketch in oil owes much to Boughton's teacher during his time in France, Edouard Frère.

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Title: Boy Skating
Creator: George Henry Boughton (American, 1833-1905)
Date Created: 1860
Subject Keywords: children; winter; ice skating; mittens; afraid
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Roles: Artist: George Henry Boughton (American, 1833-1905)
Provenance: William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Object Type: drawings
Medium: oil on paper
Inscriptions: [Signature and date] Lower right: G.H.B. 60
Exhibitions: A Child's-Eye View. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2006., Drawings by the Artists from the Ecouen School. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1993-1994.
Dimensions: H: 5 7/8 x W: 4 13/16 in. (14.9 x 12.3 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters (?)
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.1561

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