| Accession # |
80.191a-b |
|
Artist |
Emma Stebbins
|
| Title |
Samuel |
| Date |
1868 |
| Medium |
Marble |
| Dimensions |
39 1/4 × 14 1/4 × 10 3/8 in., 173 lb. (99.7 × 36.2 × 26.4 cm, 78.47kg) |
| Inscriptions |
Inscribed on front edge of base: "SAMUEL" |
| Signed |
Inscribed along back edge of base: "EMMA STEBBINS ROME 1868" |
| Credit Line |
Gift of James Ricau |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 33, Shelf C (Sculpture)
|
| Description |
Statue of young boy in contrapposto pose; figure looks upward and is naked except for cloth that he holds in front of abdomen with proper right hand and drapes around back and over left shoulder; proper left hand gestures outward from side of body; figure has chin-length bob of wavy hair; rectangular support behind proper left leg with garland of flowers strung across front; figure stands on square plinth attached to low conforming base.
Condition: Fair; thumb and index finger of proper left hand lost; corners of plinth broken off. |
