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Myles Birket Foster

Associated Names

Myles Birket Foster

Artist, British, 1825 - 1899

The image shows a rural scene with a white horse pulling a cart carrying four people (including children) through shallow water. A wooden bridge crosses the water, leading to a cottage next to a white picket fence on the right. Hills in the distance lead to the horizon, located one-third from the top. The painting has gentle, detailed brushstrokes, realistic blending, and a color palette of soft greens, browns, and muted pastels under a light blue sky.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor on paperboard
Credit Line

Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook
Dimensions

overall: 11.3 x 18.5 cm (4 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

1988.20.14

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in brown ink: BF

Wikidata ID

Q64617985

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