A Grey Day, Newport

John La Farge (American, 1835–1910)

1862

Medium/TechniqueOil, gold leaf and silver leaf on panel

Dimensions31.75 x 23.81 cm (12 1/2 x 9 3/8 in.)

Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Henry Lee Higginson

Accession number35.1167

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InscriptionsLower left: La Farge/1862.; Reverse: A Grey Day—Newport/John La FargeProvenance1871, Doll and Richards, Boston. By 1879, Henry Lee Higginson (b. 1834 - d. 1919), Boston; by inheritance to his wife, Ida Agassiz Higginson (b. 1837 - d. 1935), Boston; 1935, bequest of Ida Agassiz Higginson to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 11, 1935)