"I Call Them My Children--To Myself, Susan"
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
We can see portions of the faces of four musicians on this sunk-relief fragment. The indIvidual on the far left plays a double flute; the small lyre strummed by a graceful hand belongs to a figure no longer preserved. These musicians probably entertained at a royal banquet depicted on a temple or palace wall.
Caption
Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910). "I Call Them My Children--To Myself, Susan", 1869. Wood engraving, Image: 7 x 4 1/2 in. (17.8 x 11.4 cm) Sheet: 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (23.5 x 14.6 cm) Frame: 20 x 15 x 1 1/2 in. (50.8 x 38.1 x 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Harvey Isbitts, 1998.105.137. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Not on view
Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Artist
Title
"I Call Them My Children--To Myself, Susan"
Date
1869
Medium
Wood engraving
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 7 x 4 1/2 in. (17.8 x 11.4 cm) Sheet: 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (23.5 x 14.6 cm) Frame: 20 x 15 x 1 1/2 in. (50.8 x 38.1 x 3.8 cm)
Inscriptions
Lower left, below image: "Drawn by Winslow Homer."
Credit Line
Gift of Harvey Isbitts
Accession Number
1998.105.137
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