Oil on canvas laid on board, 1892, signed at lower right, presented in a later frame.

Stretcher size 16 x 20 in.; Frame dimensions 19 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.

John Francis Murphy was an American tonalist. Primarily self-taught, he was well regarded as an artist during this lifetime. He was elected a full academician to the National Academy of Design in 1885. He was also a member of the Society of American Artists and the American Watercolor Society. His works are in numerous prominent public collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; and the Art Institute of Chicago.

The painting has been cleaned and flattened when it was laid on the later board.