The Ferry

Maker Francis Wheatley (British, 1747-1801)

ClassificationsPAINTINGS

Dateca. 1790

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensionscanvas: 18 1/4 × 22 in. (46.4 × 55.9 cm.) frame: 23 1/4 × 27 × 2 in. (59.1 × 68.6 × 5.1 cm.)

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Label TextWheatley’s peaceful view of a landscape in England’s mountainous Lake District presents an idealized conception of late 18th-century rural life. A well-tended home sits on the hill above the lake, while a pair of cattle drink from its waters. On the ferry, ready to cross the lake, is a group of agricultural laborers holding various objects typical of their work, including a basket, a bucket, a cask, a pitchfork, and a pole.

Bibliography

British paintings at the Huntington

Object number76.27