(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Last Man

Elihu Vedder, (Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Last Man, 1883-1884, chalk, pencil, ink and watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson, 1978.108.40
Elihu Vedder, (Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Last Man, 1883-1884, chalk, pencil, ink and watercolor on paper, sheet: 18 3⁄4 x 14 1⁄4 in. (47.6 x 36.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson, 1978.108.40
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Artwork Details

Title
(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Last Man
Artist
Date
1883-1884
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 18 3⁄4 x 14 1⁄4 in. (47.6 x 36.3 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson
Mediums
Mediums Description
chalk, pencil, ink and watercolor on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Literature — Khayyam, Omar — Rubaiyat
  • Allegory — death
  • Figure male — nude
  • Figure — fragment — skull
  • Religion — angel
Object Number
1978.108.40
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1978.108.40

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Martin Lewis, R.F.D., 1933, drypoint and aquatint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.159
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Date1933
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Martin Lewis, H'anted, 1932, drypoint, sandpaper ground, on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers, 1935.13.193
H’anted
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Martin Lewis, The Return, 1925, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Nion McEvoy, 2014.39.5
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Date1925
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Martin Lewis, Tree, Manhattan, n.d., drypoint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers, 1935.13.194
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