Who created "The Tough Story - Scene in a Country Tavern"?

The Tough Story - Scene in a Country Tavern was created by William Sidney Mount in 1837.

What medium is "The Tough Story - Scene in a Country Tavern"?

The Tough Story - Scene in a Country Tavern is oil on wood.

Is "The Tough Story - Scene in a Country Tavern" in the public domain?

Yes, The Tough Story - Scene in a Country Tavern is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Tough Story - Scene in a Country Tavern

William Sidney Mount

1837

Medium

oil on wood

Dimensions

overall: 42.5 × 55.9 cm (16 3/4 × 22 in.) framed: 66.4 × 79.7 × 13 cm (26 1/8 × 31 3/8 × 5 1/8 in.)

Classification

Painting

Department

CAB

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund)

Accession Number

2014.79.28

Art Historical Context

William Sidney Mount's *The Tough Story - Scene in a Country Tavern* (1837) captures a lively moment in rural American life, painted in oil on wood—a compact medium that allowed for the fine detail rich texture Mount favored for intimate genre scenes. Measuring 16¾ × 22 inches, this work draws viewers into a dimly lit tavern where farmers and locals gather, likely around a storyteller spinning a yarn, evoking the camaraderie and tall tales of 19th-century Long Island. Mount, a pioneering American genre painter, specialized in depicting everyday folk with humor and realism, influenced by Dutch...

About the Artist

William Sidney Mount · 1807–1868

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