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The Sailor's Wedding  1852

by Richard Caton Woodville

In this late painting, Woodville arranged a large group of figures in the light, airy space of an office of a justice of the peace. At the center, a strapping red-haired sailor holds the arm of his demure bride. The dramatic moment is rendered with remarkable economy, from the irritated reaction of the judge interrupted at his supper, to the conciliatory gesture of the bow...
Size: 
H: 18 3/16 x W: 21 3/4 in. (46.2 x 55.2 cm)
Medium: 
oil on fabric
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Walters Art Museum