A Youth at a Stream

1844

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 554

Reduction of a model exhibited at Westminster Hall, London, in 1844. A bronze sculpture of this subject was for sale in 1846; another statue of this subject was made for the Royal Horticultural Society in 1864. Has been linked to the lines and wanton to the stream he trips,/And dips his foot."

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Title: A Youth at a Stream
Artist: John Henry Foley (Irish, Dublin 1818–1874 London)
Date: 1844
Culture: British
Medium: Lead with golden brown lacquer patination
Dimensions: Height: 21 1/2 in. (54.6 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Fanny Shapiro Bequest and Rogers Fund, 1974
Object Number: 1974.196
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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