Study for the Head of the Dead Alchemist
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Elihu Vedder (American, 1836–1923). Study for the Head of the Dead Alchemist, 1866. Oil on board, 7 5/8 x 7 9/16 in. (19.4 x 19.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, 55.41. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Study for the Head of the Dead Alchemist
Date
1866
Medium
Oil on board
Classification
Dimensions
7 5/8 x 7 9/16 in. (19.4 x 19.2 cm)
Signatures
Signed lower left: "Vedder."
Inscriptions
Inscribed on mounting verso: " 'The Dead Alchemist' / Paris Feb 1866/ signed on back of / canvas--'Elihu Vedder' / remounted in 1929 by/ GRBarse N.A."
Credit Line
Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Accession Number
55.41
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