()6 Language Through Nature 



When Boughton was sixteen years of age he 

 worked for his brother, who was a prosperous hat 

 manufacturer. While in the shop the boy made 

 many friends because of his even temper and 

 cheerful disposition. During this time, although 

 he had never been taught to draw, he made many 

 little sketches that were much admired by his 

 friends. 



Boughton did not remain long in the shop. He 

 left it to study art. He was his own teacher and 

 his studio was the great outdoor world. He worked 

 and studied in the silent, shadowy woods, or by the 

 rocky shore of the ocean, and was so successful 

 that in a few years he earned enough money by 

 painting to enable him to go to London and study 

 with some of the great masters. Later he went to 

 Paris, where he studied for several years. 



This artist has painted many pictures, each 

 of which tells a story in a quiet, simple manner. 

 Years ago he became interested in the Pilgrims, 

 and a number of his best pictures show the life of 

 those patient, heroic men and women who did 

 what they thought right in spite of all difficulties 

 and dangers. 



Tell in your own words the story of this artist. 



