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David Hardy painted genre scenes, which presented a sentimental view of childhood, poverty and of growing up in the countryside. Genre painting was a popular style in Victorian Britain and in Northern Europe. In Britain genre painting offered a contrast to the historical, religious and natural subjects favoured by Pre-Raphaelite artists. However, Victorian values and ideals were very influential as many genre paintings often had a strong moralistic tone which determined the stories of daily life they portrayed.
Victoria Art Gallery
Bath
Title
Fishing Smacks
Date
1861
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 60.7 x W 92.1 cm
Accession number
BATVG : P : 1909.135
Acquisition method
gift from Alfred Jones, 1910
Work type
Painting
