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Elihu Vedder, (Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Cup of Death, 1883-1884, chalk, pencil and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson, 1978.108.25
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Artwork Details
- Title
- (Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Cup of Death
- Artist
- Date
- 1883-1884
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- sheet: 19 3⁄8 x 14 7⁄8 in. (49.1 x 37.7 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson
- Mediums Description
- chalk, pencil and ink on paper
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Dress — historic — classical dress
- Figure group
- Literature — Khayyam, Omar — Rubaiyat
- Figure female — full length
- Object — other — dish
- State of being — other — sleep
- Allegory — death
- Religion — angel
- Object Number
- 1978.108.25