A favorite theme, which began to appear around 1864, was that of a young girl leaning against a tree in a forest or woodland setting. Paintings such as The Little Queen of the Woods, Resting in the Woods, and The Berry Picker are charming statements about the innocence of girlhood.
EXHIBITED: 'Annual Exhibition.' Philadelphia Society of Artists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. February, 1883. LITERATURE: HARPER'S WEEKLY, volume XXVII, no. 1373, April 14, 1883, p. 232
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"A group of eleven children wading in a shallow stream. They range in ages from about three to ten. The work dates from Brown's peak of his earlier style..." -Kennedy Galleries, Inc. November 1959.
