Pilgrims Going to Church
| Pilgrims Going To Church | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | George Henry Boughton |
| Year | 1867 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 73.7 cm × 132.1 cm (29 in × 52 in) |
| Location | The Robert L. Stuart Collection, New-York Historical Society (on permanent loan from the New York Public Library), New York City, U.S. |
Pilgrims Going To Church (1867), originally The Early Puritans of New England Going to Church, is a painting by
Anglo-American painter George Henry Boughton
(1833–1905).
Description
The winter scene depicts the
Pre-Raphaelite
artists.
History
Boughton was sometimes known as the "Painter of New England Puritanism". As with some of his other works, Pilgrims took inspiration from a literary source:
London Royal Academy in 1867, receiving a warm reception, and at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876. It was purchased in 1868 by Robert L. Stuart
.
The painting was a favorite of a young Vincent van Gogh when in London in 1873.[2]
References
- ^ Bartlett, W. H. (1853), The Pilgrim Fathers, or The Founders of New England in the Reign of James the First, London; pg 237.
- ^ van Gogh, Vincent (October 1873). "Letter to Willem and Caroline anal van Stockum-Haanebeek". Van Gogh Letters. Van Gogh Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- Vedder, Lee A. (2005), "Nineteenth-century American Paintings", Antiques, 167: 146-155.