# A Moment's Rest

**William E. Norton** (born Boston, MA 1843-died New York City 1916)  
1892  
oil on canvas  
48 1/2 x 64 3/4 in. (123.2 x 164.6 cm)

Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1966.109. [The museum's record](https://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=18865).

## About this work

William E. Norton painted this in 1892, aged 49. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [William E. Norton](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/william-e-norton)

born Boston, MA 1843-died New York City 1916

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- The artist was 49
- Real size: about 49 × 65 in (123 × 165 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 24 × 36 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 19th century
- Subjects: Boats and boating, Landscapes, Industrialization, Animals, Architecture, Occupations, Figure group, Horses
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1923.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1923/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86; 24 × 36 in $108
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208; 24 × 36 in $258
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148; 24 × 36 in $178
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5; 24 × 36 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/a-moment-s-rest-si-saam-1966-109).