Robert Walter Weir (American, 1803-1889) Attributed, "Tennis Party at Sunset with West Point Cadets", Oil on Canvas, circa 1877, depicting men and women holding early oblong tennis rackets, apparently unsigned, unframed. Relined. 32" H x 48" W. Provenance: From a Boston Collection. Note: This painting is a rarity in that no earlier American work of art has been discovered showing people with tennis rackets. Keywords: Painting, Oil painting, Works on Canvas, Hudson River School, Realism, Realist, Figural, Landscape, Waterfront, Garden Party, Picnic, Sport, Figural Group, Figures, Figurative, Army, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, National Academy of Design, Antique, 19th Century Art