(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Long Rest

Elihu Vedder, (Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Long Rest, 1883-1884, chalk and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson, 1978.108.14
Elihu Vedder, (Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Long Rest, 1883-1884, chalk and pencil on paper, sheet: 12 349 58 in. (32.324.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson, 1978.108.14
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Artwork Details

Title
(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Long Rest
Artist
Date
1883-1884
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 12 349 58 in. (32.324.3 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson
Mediums
Mediums Description
chalk and pencil on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Monument — tomb
  • Figure female — full length
  • Allegory — life
  • Allegory — quality — vanity
  • Literature — Khayyam, Omar — Rubaiyat
  • Figure female — nude
Object Number
1978.108.14

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Charles Bird King, Unidentified, Apauly-Tustennuggee, 1825, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.387,322
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Date1825
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Charles Bird King, Miss Satterlee, ca. 1830-1839, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Albert M. Pitcher, Jr., 1976.117
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Dateca. 1830-1839
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Charles Bird King, Unidentified, Little Eagle, "Wad-ben-de-ba", 1822, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Robert Cohen, 1985.66.167,380
Little Eagle, Wad-ben-de-ba”
Artist
Unidentified
Date1822
oil on wood
Not on view

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