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Critics often dismissed such pictures as intellectually undemanding, yet some of the most important artists of the day took up the subject. The emotion of these pictures centre on a new, 19th -century conception of childhood as an innocent, separate state to be shielded and prolonged. They seek a protective, affectionate pang from the viewer and evoke nostalgia for the inevitably fleeting nature of childhood.\r\n\r\nThis boy charms the viewer with his round pink face and incongruously serious expression and stance. The title points to the idea of childhood as a symbol of promise for the future. The delicate brush work and glowing colouring contribute to the rosiness of the image","physicalDescription":"Watercolour of a fisher boy standing with his hands in his pockets. The backround is a seascape with white cliffs.  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This information was provided by Richard Wiltshire, a descendant of George Weeks. \"We believe [it] portrays George Weeks (1850-1925), fisherman of Swanage, Dorset. George Weeks' daughter Annie Augusta Week once told her Granddaughter that he was painted as a boy by a famous artist and that the title of the painting was 'Young England'... The cliffs in the background are certainly Ballard Down across Swanage Bay from Peveril Point.\" See the related watercolour by Fripp, \"Watching the Porpoises\", museum number 1162-1886, probably showing an older George Weeks with two brothers.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Watercolour by Alfred Downing Fripp entitled 'Young England - a Fisher Boy'.   Great Britain, 1860.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"Coombs, Katherine <i>British watercolours : 1750-1950</i> . 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