CROSSING THE STREAM.

Title(s): Crossing the Stream (unfinished) (Manchester Art Gallery).
Description: “Unfinished scene of two young girls crossing a woodland stream. The fair haired girl to the right wears a pale dress, with her hands raised and one bare foot outstretched, a dark haired girl pulls a dark shawl across her shoulders. Stream to the left runs off into the background, lined on either side with trees. The characters look directly at the viewer, playfully balancing on rocks as they cross the stream” (Manchester Art Gallery).
Media: oil on canvas (Manchester Art Gallery).
Dimensions: “framed: 13.6 cm (depth); 149.8 cm (height); 99 cm (width). unframed: 126.2 cm (height); 74 cm (width)” (Manchester Art Gallery).
Signature/date/other text: none on front of canvas.
History:
- 1886 or earlier – found tacked on the back of the stretcher which carried Italian Mother and Child (dated 1886 and bequeathed by Mrs Louisa Mary Garrett to Manchester Art Gallery in 1936). (Reference?)
- 1936 – Bequeathed by Mrs Louisa Mary Garrett to Manchester Art Gallery (Manchester Art Gallery).
- 1938 – Manchester in Nineteenth Century Pictures and Records (Manchester Art Gallery).
Location: Manchester Art Gallery.

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