(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Courts of Jamshyd

Elihu Vedder, (Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Courts of Jamshyd, 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, 1978.108.12
Elihu Vedder, (Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Courts of Jamshyd, 1883-1884, chalk, pencil, ink and watercolor on paper, sheet: 14 x 10 5⁄8 in. (35.5 x 27.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson, 1978.108.12
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Artwork Details

Title
(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Courts of Jamshyd
Artist
Date
1883-1884
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 14 x 10 5⁄8 in. (35.5 x 27.1 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
  • Animal — reptile — lizard
  • Allegory — death — sleep
  • Architecture Exterior — ruins
  • Animal — lion
Object Number
1978.108.12
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1978.108.12

Works by this artist (1 item)

Olivia Shepard, Orchard, ca. 1934, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor, 1964.1.53
Orchard
Artist
Dateca. 1934
oil on canvas
Not on view