Homer Schiff Saint-Gaudens
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, born Ireland, 1848–1907). Homer Schiff Saint-Gaudens, Modelled 1882. Bronze, wood frame, Plaque: 19 3/4 x 10 1/8 x 1/4 in. (50.2 x 25.7 x 0.6 cm) Frame: 31 3/4 x 20 x 1 7/16 in. (80.6 x 50.8 x 3.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 23.288.4. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Collection
Collection
Artist
Title
Homer Schiff Saint-Gaudens
Date
Modelled 1882
Geography
Place made: United States
Medium
Bronze, wood frame
Classification
Dimensions
Plaque: 19 3/4 x 10 1/8 x 1/4 in. (50.2 x 25.7 x 0.6 cm) Frame: 31 3/4 x 20 x 1 7/16 in. (80.6 x 50.8 x 3.7 cm)
Signatures
Inscribed on top of bronze plaque: "TO . MY . FRIEND . DOCTOR . HENRY . SCHIFF . THIS . PORTRAIT / OF MY SON HOMER SCHIFF SAINT-GAUDENS . AT . THE . / AGE . OF . SEVENTEEN . MONTHS . AUGUSTUS . SAINT . / GAUDENS . NEW YORK . FEBRUARY M . D . C . C . C . L . X . / XX . I . I ."
Credit Line
Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Accession Number
23.288.4
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