Girl at the Fountain
Artist: William Morris Hunt (American, 1824–1879)
Original Dimensions: 46" x 35 1/2"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (1852–54) "The subject reflects Hunt's admiration of the works of the French Barbizon painter, Jean-François Millet. It also reflects the style of Hunt's mentor Thomas Couture. Using his sister Jane as his model, Hunt based this pose upon a view of a coachman leaning against a wall while drawing water for his horses. The painting was first exhibited in 1879 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where it was registered as a picture begun in 1852. Various factors indicate its completion by 1854." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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