Focus on Pilgrims Going to Church and explore the History.
Boughton was sometimes known as the "Painter of New England Puritanism". As with some of his other works, Pilgrims took inspiration from a literary source: William Henry Bartlett’s 1853 history, The Pilgrim Fathers. It was exhibited at the London Royal Academy in 1867, receiving a warm reception, and at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876. It was purchased in 1868 by Robert L. Stuart.
The painting was a favorite of a young Vincent van Gogh when in London in 1873.
New England Philadelphia William Henry Bartlett London Royal Academy Robert L. Stuart Pilgrim Fathers Centennial Exposition Vincent van Gogh