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The Edge of Doom

Artist: Samuel Colman, British, 1780-1845
Medium: Oil on canvas
Place Made: England
Dates: 1836-1838
Dimensions: 54 x 78 1/2 in. (137.2 x 199.4 cm)
Signature: Signed and dated lower right: "S. Colman 1836" and "S. Colman 1838"
Inscriptions: Inscribed lower center, on plinth: "The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a rack behind" Text from Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act IV, Scene 1, lines 151-156.
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 69.130
Credit Line: Bequest of Laura L. Barnes, by exchange
Image: Overall, 69.130_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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