Displaying many themes found in its artist's earlier work Arcadia, this painting also depicts an open meadow in the right background and the artist's Irish Setter, Harry, who is attempting to get to the shore on the left.
The leftmost figure in this painting mimics the posture of the Dying Gaul and lies next to a man who is resting on his knees and has his left hand extended into the air. Displaying many themes found in its artist's earlier work Arcadia, this painting also depicts an open meadow in the right background and the artist's Irish Setter, Harry, who is attempting to get to the shore on the left. It was originally commissioned by Edward Coates for an annual exhibition, but due to its controversial nature it was replaced with another work that shows two seated musicians and a woman holding a piece of paper; that work is The Pathetic Song. A man with his hands on his hips stands upon a rock and looks down as another man dives into the titular locale; both of those figures, as well as everyone else in this painting, is naked. Several of the artist's students are depicted near a lake in, for 10 points, what painting by Thomas Eakins?
The leftmost figure in this painting mimics the posture of the Dying Gaul and lies next to a man who is resting on his knees and has his left hand extended into the air.
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