Spirit of the Sphinx

Henry Bacon, Spirit of the Sphinx, n.d., watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Virginia Bullock-Willis, 1966.99.1
Henry Bacon, Spirit of the Sphinx, n.d., watercolor, sight 23 x 19 1⁄2 in. (58.4 x 49.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Virginia Bullock-Willis, 1966.99.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Spirit of the Sphinx
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 23 x 19 1⁄2 in. (58.4 x 49.5 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Virginia Bullock-Willis
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — nude
  • Monument — statue — Sphinx
  • Landscape — Egypt
Object Number
1966.99.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.99.1

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Theodor de Bry, Moli Hispanos Adgrediuntur, Praefe Ctum Eorum/Cedunt: Tandeum.... (from book, Americae, part five), 1595, engraving on paper mounted on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1967.103.6
Moli Hispanos Adgrediuntur, Praefe Ctum Eorum/​Cedunt:…
Artist
Date1595
engraving on paper mounted on paper
Not on view
Theodor de Bry, Araovsti Satovriona, Roi de L/Floride. Chapitre. 150. (from book, Les Vrais Pourtraits et Vies des Hommes Illustres), 1584, engraving on paper mounted on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1967.103.21
Araovsti Satovriona, Roi de L/​Floride. Chapitre. 150. (from…
Artist
Attributed to Theodor de Bry
Date1584
engraving on paper mounted on paper
Not on view
Theodor de Bry, Quomodo Guiani Au-/reas Suas Imagines/Fundere Soleant. (from book, Americae, parts seven and eight), 1596-1598, printed 1599, engraving on paper mounted on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1967.103.10
Quomodo Guiani Au-/reas Suas Imagines/​Fundere Soleant. …
Artist
Date1596-1598, printed 1599
engraving on paper mounted on paper
Not on view
Theodor de Bry, (Untitled) (from book, Americae, Part Three), 1592, engraving on paper mounted on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1967.103.7
(Untitled) (from book, Americae, Part Three)
Artist
Date1592
engraving on paper mounted on paper
Not on view

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Theodor de Bry, Moli Hispanos Adgrediuntur, Praefe Ctum Eorum/Cedunt: Tandeum.... (from book, Americae, part five), 1595, engraving on paper mounted on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1967.103.6
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engraving on paper mounted on paper
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Theodor de Bry, Araovsti Satovriona, Roi de L/Floride. Chapitre. 150. (from book, Les Vrais Pourtraits et Vies des Hommes Illustres), 1584, engraving on paper mounted on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1967.103.21
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Attributed to Theodor de Bry
Date1584
engraving on paper mounted on paper
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Theodor de Bry, Quomodo Guiani Au-/reas Suas Imagines/Fundere Soleant. (from book, Americae, parts seven and eight), 1596-1598, printed 1599, engraving on paper mounted on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1967.103.10
Quomodo Guiani Au-/reas Suas Imagines/​Fundere Soleant. …
Artist
Date1596-1598, printed 1599
engraving on paper mounted on paper
Not on view
Theodor de Bry, (Untitled) (from book, Americae, Part Three), 1592, engraving on paper mounted on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1967.103.7
(Untitled) (from book, Americae, Part Three)
Artist
Date1592
engraving on paper mounted on paper
Not on view