The Cup of Death

Elihu Vedder, The Cup of Death, 1885 and 1911, oil on canvas, 44 7⁄8 x 22 1⁄2 in. (113.9 x 57.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1912.3.3
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Artwork Details

Title
The Cup of Death
Artist
Date
1885 and 1911
Location
Dimensions
44 7⁄8 x 22 1⁄2 in. (113.9 x 57.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of William T. Evans
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Literature — Khayyam, Omar — Rubaiyat
  • Fantasy — winged being
  • Allegory — death
  • Landscape — time — night
  • Landscape — celestial — moon
Object Number
1912.3.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1912.3.3

Works by this artist (7 items)

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Jacob Maentel, Portrait of Elizabeth Sweitzer Musser, ca. 1826, watercolor and pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ralph and Bobbi Terkowitz, 2019.6.5
Portrait of Elizabeth Sweitzer Musser
Artist
Dateca. 1826
watercolor and pen and ink on paper
Not on view
Jacob Maentel, Portrait of Adam Musser, ca. 1822, watercolor and pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ralph and Bobbi Terkowitz, 2019.6.9
Portrait of Adam Musser
Artist
Dateca. 1822
watercolor and pen and ink on paper
Not on view
Jacob Maentel, Portrait of George Musser, ca. 1826, watercolor and pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ralph and Bobbi Terkowitz, 2019.6.4
Portrait of George Musser
Artist
Dateca. 1826
watercolor and pen and ink on paper
Not on view
Jacob Maentel, Portrait of Sarah Musser, 1826, watercolor and pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ralph and Bobbi Terkowitz, 2019.6.6
Portrait of Sarah Musser
Artist
Date1826
watercolor and pen and ink on paper
Not on view

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Jacob Maentel, Portrait of Elizabeth Sweitzer Musser, ca. 1826, watercolor and pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ralph and Bobbi Terkowitz, 2019.6.5
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Jacob Maentel, Portrait of Adam Musser, ca. 1822, watercolor and pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ralph and Bobbi Terkowitz, 2019.6.9
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Dateca. 1822
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Ammi Phillips, Portrait of Helen (Lena) Ten Broeck, 1834, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ralph and Bobbi Terkowitz, 2019.6.10
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