(Scene from Don Quixote)

John Ritto Penniman, (Scene from Don Quixote), 1816, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. George Viault, 1970.186
John Ritto Penniman, (Scene from Don Quixote), 1816, oil on wood, 30 x 24 3⁄4 in. (76.2 x 62.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. George Viault, 1970.186
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Artwork Details

Title
(Scene from Don Quixote)
Artist
Date
1816
Location
Dimensions
30 x 24 3⁄4 in. (76.2 x 62.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. George Viault
Mediums Description
oil on wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Landscape — water
  • Landscape — forest
  • Literature — Cervantes — Don Quixote
  • Recreation — leisure — grooming
Object Number
1970.186
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1970.186

Artwork Description

This painting shows a scene from the seventeenth-century novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. Inspired by stories of chivalry, Don Quixote traveled “through the world in search of adventures.” He met a young girl who had run away from home disguised in boy’s clothing. Here, she has just been discovered by three of Quixote’s companions, who stare in confusion, aroused by “his” beautiful long legs that appear to be made of “pure alabaster.”

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Lawrence Babis, Trenton 1977, 1977, dye transfer print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.73, © 1977, Larry Babis
Trenton 1977
Artist
Date1977
dye transfer print
Not on view
Lawrence Babis, Australia, Christmas, 1981, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1983.53.3, © 1981, Lawrence Babis
Australia, Christmas
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Date1981
chromogenic print
Not on view
Lawrence Babis, Trenton, 1977, dye transfer print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1983.53.1
Trenton
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Date1977
dye transfer print
Not on view
Lawrence Babis, Hoboken, NJ, 1976, dye transfer print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1983.53.2, © 1976, Lawrence Babis
Hoboken, NJ
Artist
Date1976
dye transfer print
Not on view

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