In Tate Britain
- Artist
- Arthur Boyd Houghton 1836–1875
- Medium
- Oil paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- Support: 241 × 298 mm
frame: 440 × 490 × 90 mm - Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by Miss Helen Devitt in memory of Sir Thomas Devitt Bt 1924
- Reference
- N03907
Display caption
The model for the central figure in this picture was Houghton's wife, Susan. Houghton often took his young family on trips to the seaside, and Ramsgate was a favourite destination.
The informal atmopshere, and the loosely handled, thin paint suggests that this picture was probably painted on the spot.
Susan Houghton was a constant source of inspiration for the artist, and she appears in many of his works, including 'Volunteers', which hangs above.
Gallery label, April 1995
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