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Rip Van Winkle
Accession # 28.61
Artist Daniel Chester French
Title Rip Van Winkle
Date 1925
Medium Bronze
Dimensions 19 x 6 x 6 1/2 in., 14.2 lb. (48.3 x 15.2 x 16.5 cm, 6.4kg)
Marks Stamped along bottom edge of base at back: "ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y"
Signed Incised on top of base, proper right side: "D C FRENCH / 1925 / ©"
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Benjamin Prince
Location Visible Storage: Case 32, Shelf L (Sculpture)
Description Statuette of old man with long hair and beard, wearing tattered clothes, wide brimmed hat, and holey boots; stands on square base with proper right foot stepping forward; raises proper right hand to lips and proper left hand holds barrel of musket that leans on ground. Condition: Good.