Boughton, George Henry, 1834-1905

Born in England, George Henry Boughton grew up in New York State but returned to England and made his reputation there. Boughton was elected to the Royal Academy of Art and known for his genre scenes of peasant life in Italy and for his illustrations to histories and romances of early New England. Boughton illustrated Washington Irving's History of New York (1886) and Hawthorne's The scarlet letter (1908) for the Grolier Club.

From the description of Letter : London, to Minnie E. Noyes, Boston, 1884 April 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122424228

From the description of Letters : to Allen Marquand, 1883? Oct. 22-1896 Jan. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122613151

From the description of Letter : London, to Charles Henry Hart, Philadelphia, 1896 April 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122530268

Epithet: ARA

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000389.0x0000b3

English genre painter and illustrator who spent his youth in New York State. Boughton settled in London permanently in 1862, eventually becoming a member of the Royal Academy. Boughton worked in oils, watercolors, pastels and black and white, and he illustrated many historical works and romances dealing with Acadia and early New England. Some of his best known work as an illustrator is represented in two books commissioned by the Grolier Club: Washington Irving's History of New York (1886) and Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter (1908). Robert Hoe was a founding member of the Grolier Club.

From the description of Letters to Robert Hoe, 1903-1905. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79418326

From the description of Letters : London, to Robert Hoe, 1889-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122516165

British painter.

From the description of Letters, 1868-1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82093191