In this artwork, how is the Reception discussed?
Pictures of naked youths outside of a classical context were not generally acceptable in this period, with a notable exception for depictions of bathing: another prominent example is Thomas Eakins' The Swimming Hole (1883–5).  Tuke was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1900 and a full member of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1914.  His work remained popular until the First World War ended the gilded age of late Victorian and Edwardian England.   Tuke's work fell out of favour after the war, and Tuke died in 1929.  His work regained popularity after it was discovered by a generation of openly gay art enthusiasts in the 1970s.
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