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Masterpiece Story: Pilgrims Going to Church by George Henry Boughton
Today’s Masterpiece Story is about Pilgrims Going to Church by George Henry Boughton (1833-1905).
Even though Boughton grew up in America, he was born in England and spent most of his career working there.
George henry boughton going to church
However, he became well known for painting scenes of early history of the American colonies. Pilgrims Going to Church is a great example of his style and subject matter.
I saw this painting during my trip to the New York Historical Society in New York City.
I found it truly compelling, and I had a difficult time looking away. Pilgrims Going to Church is a large scene showing a small group of early American colonists, Puritans who had settled in New England, walking through a snowy landscape.
They seem uneasy.
Everybody is moving towards the left edge of the painting, but several members of the group look off to the side, as though worried about what might approach them from that direction. The two me