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The Dream of Happiness

after 1819

imitator of Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

(French, 1758–1823)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
oil on fabric
Measurements
Unframed: 24.2 x 29.3 cm (9 1/2 x 11 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Noah L. Butkin 1980.277
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Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented oil painting depicts six figures with light skin tones in a boat on a moonlit river. At left, a woman in white reclines against a man while holding a child; a dog rests at her feet. At right, a woman reads a book beside a nude, winged child as another woman rows, her form receding to shadow. Dark hills and a glowing full moon appear in the background under a cloudy sky.

The Dream of Happiness

after 1819

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

(French, 1758–1823)
France, 19th century

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