After a Shower -- Nahant, Massachusetts
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
In the 1860s Haseltine established his reputation with coastal scenes noted for their topographical accuracy. This painting resulted from an 1864 sketching trip to Nahant, a narrow peninsula north of Boston and exclusive summer resort. Haseltine’s interest in this locale was fostered by his familiarity with the work of Louis Agassiz (1807–1873), America’s preeminent geologist of the period. According to Agassiz, Nahant’s rocky coastline bore evidence of the earth’s formation through volcanic and glacial activities.
Caption
William Stanley Haseltine (American, 1835–1900). After a Shower -- Nahant, Massachusetts, ca. 1864. Oil on canvas, 14 7/8 × 22 15/16 in. (37.8 × 58.3 cm) frame: 21 1/8 × 29 1/8 × 3 3/8 in. (53.7 × 74 × 8.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Helen H. Plowden , 48.197. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Collection
Collection
Title
After a Shower -- Nahant, Massachusetts
Date
ca. 1864
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
14 7/8 × 22 15/16 in. (37.8 × 58.3 cm) frame: 21 1/8 × 29 1/8 × 3 3/8 in. (53.7 × 74 × 8.6 cm)
Signatures
Signed lower left (initials in monogram): "W S H"
Credit Line
Gift of Helen H. Plowden
Accession Number
48.197
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