Sappho

Edwin Austin Abbey, Henry Wolf, Sappho, 1881, photomechanical wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.5
Henry Wolf, Edwin Austin Abbey, Sappho, 1881, photomechanical wood engraving on paper, image: 7 5⁄8 x 4 1⁄2 in. (19.5 x 11.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.5
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Artwork Details

Title
Sappho
Artists
Publisher
Harper's Monthly
Date
1881
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 7 5⁄8 x 4 1⁄2 in. (19.5 x 11.4 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Mediums Description
photomechanical wood engraving on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — full length
  • Performing arts — music — voice
  • Performing arts — music — lute
  • Architecture Interior — detail — window
  • Literature — Herrick — Sappho
  • Literature — character — Sappho
Object Number
1973.130.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1973.130.5

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Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, Jean François Favré, Napoleon Bonaparte, ca. 1850, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.20
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Dateca. 1850
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Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, William Wood, Mrs. John Middleton (Mary Burroughs), ca. 1840, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.4
Mrs. John Middleton (Mary Burroughs)
Artist
Dateca. 1840
watercolor on ivory
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Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, Peter Bounetheau, ca. 1820, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.2
Peter Bounetheau
Artist
Dateca. 1820
watercolor on ivory
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Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, ca. 1849, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.7
Henry Du Pré Bounetheau
Artist
Dateca. 1849
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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