Boy with a Fishing Pole
ca. 1840
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 69 × 55 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-139154
With his wide eyes, flushed cheeks, and curls, this young fellow evokes an ideal of boyhood. Childhood in the nineteenth century was seen as a too-brief stage in life, much like the fleeting moment the artist caught in this image. Boys were encouraged to exert themselves outdoors, with fishing, sledding, swimming, and ball games. An active life taught young boys to be competitive and tough, and h…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William Boswell in memory of H. Curley Boswell
Registry history
- ca. 1840 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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