# The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull), in Romanticism and Realism

Thomas Eakins painted this in 1871, aged 27. It is now at The Met in New York.

Our note:

> Max Schmitt, a champion rower and boyhood friend of the painter, rests on his oars on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, turning towards us in low autumn light, while behind him Eakins himself pulls away in another scull, his name inscribed on its stern. Bridges span the river in the distance.

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## The work

- Date: 1871
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 32 1/4 x 46 1/4 in. (81.9 x 117.5 cm)
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 34.92
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Thomas Eakins](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/thomas-eakins), American, 1844–1916

Eakins studied in Paris under Jean-Léon Gérôme and was impressed in Spain by Velázquez and Ribera, then returned to Philadelphia, where he spent his life.

9 works in the collection.

## Walk on

- [More by Thomas Eakins](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/thomas-eakins?hang=749) (9 works)
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