Venus and Neptune, George Henry Boughton, circa 1882

The anglo-american artist george boughton was highly acclaimed for his humorous, sometimes sentimental subjects. In the early 1880s, he visited the dutch coastal towns searching for picturesque subjects. Here, he contrasts the appearances of a pretty dutch milkmaid and a wizened seaman. Object Type: painting. Genre: genre art. Date: circa 1882. Place of creation: France. Dimensions: height: 53.2 cm (20.9 in); width: 35.5 cm (13.9 in). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Walters Art Museum. George Henry Boughton - Venus and Neptune - Walters 37198