Painting

Title:

We Go A Fishing

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1970.002.01

Creator:

Hill, Thomas (1829-1908)Artist

Date:

circa 1880

Description:

Landscape painting, We Go A Fishing, by Thomas Hill (1829-1908), c. 1880. Oil on canvas. Woodland scene; tall trees with wide path to lake and hills in background. Middle ground two male figures stand to the right on the path; man on the left is Capt. John Riley III (1814-1884) and the man on the right is his friend, John O'Brien (1816-1899). Man on left (Riley) carries a fishing pole in his right hand and a net in his left; he has a white mustache and a brown suit. Man of the right (O'Brien) has a fishing pole in his left arm and is holding the line with his right hand; his fishing basket and hat are at his feet; he has a grayish beard. Boaters on the lake in the background. Signed lower right: "T. Hill." Brass label on lower frame, "WE GO A FISHING Thomas Hill. Cal." Gilded gesso over wood frame with foliate exterior molding and interior bell-flower trim.

Material:

Textile
Canvas

Dimensions:

H-29 W-19 inches

Provenance:

The paintings were commissioned and originally owned by John Riley (1814-1884) and his wife, Mary Augusta Pendexter Riley O'Brien (1821-1912) of Dover, NH and New York, NY. John Riley's younger sister, Lucretia Boardman (Riley) Smith (1829-1916) was the grandmother of the donor, Winifred Studley (Moore) Stonemetz (1900-1984).

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Stonemetz

People:

Hill, Thomas (1829-1908), O'Brien, John (1816-1899), Riley, John (1814-1884), Stonemetz, Winifred M. (1900-1984)

Subjects:

Fishing, Friendship, Landscape paintings