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Painting of a river landscape with a small boat carrying two figures, a white-robed figure on the right bank, tall palms, and distant jagged mountains.

The Voyage of Life--Youth

A small boat carrying a figure in red and a companion drifts on a shaded river beneath towering palms and trees. On the right bank, a figure in a flowing white robe stands near the water, while a wooded valley and jagged peaks rise in the hazy distance.

Artist
Unidentified
Date
ca. 1850-1859
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2999 × 1913 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1864).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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