Boats and women

Boating has always been an appealing form of outdoor recreation in picturesque corners.

Passear de barco de pequenas dimensões sempre foi uma forma de recreação ao ar livre em recantos pitorescos.

Thomas Brooks (1818-1891)-'Thames lilies'-oil on canvas    Private collection

Jules Scalbert (1851-1928)-'bathers'-oil on canvas    Private collection

Thomas Brooks (1818-1891)-'reflections'

John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)-'boating party (detail)'-oil on canvas-1889    Providence-Rhode Island School of Design (Museum of Art)

 Henry John Yeend King (1855-1925)-'two ladies punting on the river (detail)'-oil on canvas    Private collection