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Haying by Oxen

William Morris Hunt (American, 1824–1879)
about 1876

Medium/Technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions 101.6 x 137.79 cm (40 x 54 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Henry Saltonstall Howe
Accession Number1995.43
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings

InscriptionsLower left: W.M. Hunt.
Provenance1879, the estate of the artist [see note 1]. By 1924, Henry Saltonstall Howe (b. 1848 - d. 1931), Cambridge, MA [see note 2]; by descent to his grandson, Henry Saltonstall Howe (b. 1910 - d. 1994), Boston; 1995, bequest of Henry Saltonstall Howe to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 1995)

NOTE: [1] Exhibition of the Works of William Morris Hunt (MFA, Boston, November 11 - December 15, 1879), cat. no. 71 (lent by the artist's estate, as "Harvest Time").
[2] Memorial Exhibition of William Morris Hunt (MFA, Boston, March 8-31, 1924), cat. no. 26 (lent by Henry S. Howe, as "Harvest Time").