The Return of Persephone

Frederick Leighton, Henry Wolf, The Return of Persephone, 1897, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.140
Henry Wolf, Frederick Leighton, The Return of Persephone, 1897, wood engraving on paper, image: 4 3⁄4 x 3 5⁄8 in. (12.2 x 9.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.140
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Artwork Details

Title
The Return of Persephone
Artists
Publisher
American Book Co.
Date
1897
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 4 3⁄4 x 3 5⁄8 in. (12.2 x 9.2 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Mediums Description
wood engraving on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — female
  • Dress — historic — classical dress
  • State of being — emotion — happiness
  • Mythology — classical — Persephone
Object Number
1973.130.140
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1973.130.140

Works by this artist (2 items)

Arnold Holeywell, Cranmore Mt. from North Conway, New Hampshire, 1952, watercolor and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Ford Motor Company, 1966.36.97
Cranmore Mt. from North Conway, New Hampshire
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Date1952
watercolor and pencil on paper
Not on view
Arnold Holeywell, Skiing at Tuckerman's Ravine, Mt. Washington, N. H., 1952, watercolor and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Ford Motor Company, 1966.36.98
Skiing at Tuckerman’s Ravine, Mt. Washington, N. H.
Artist
Date1952
watercolor and pencil on paper
Not on view

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