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The Waning Honeymoon
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Boughton was the son of a Norwich farmer who was taken to America while still an infant. He initially opened a studio in Albany, New York, listing himself as a landscape painter. He eventually settled in London where he produced historical genre scenes, many of which were set in New England. This painting is set in the English Regency period. A young couple is seated at the fork of diverging paths. As noted by the artist, this is an ominous sign for their furture:
"A young pair are seated under a tree- late autumn, the big leaves all about- he is reading a book and carelessly caressing his dog; and she is pouting prettily, but thinking no pretty thoughts of him. (Excerpt from a now unlocated letter from Boughton to W. T. Walters reproduced in the early Walters catalogues).
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Provenance
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Purchased by William T. Walters from the artist, Baltimore, ca. 1878; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1980 | Harborplace Light Street Pavilion Special Display. Harborplace, Baltimore. |
| 1976-1977 | American Expatriate Painters of the Late Nineteenth Century. Dayton Art Institute, Dayton; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles. |
| 1878 | [Exhibition title unknown, held at the Royal Academy]. Royal Academy of Arts, London. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/1/1972 | Treatment | varnish removed; coated; other |
| 5/12/1976 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 8/6/1976 | Treatment | lined; coated; other |
| 10/6/1976 | Treatment | repaired |
| 10/25/1976 | Treatment | varnish reduced; coated; other |
Geographies
United Kingdom, England, London (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 20 × W: 30 1/16 × D: 1 1/8 in. (50.8 × 76.36 × 2.86 cm); Framed H: 33 3/4 × W: 44 3/4 × D: 5 5/8 in. (85.73 × 113.67 × 14.29 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, ca. 1878
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.129