Skating on the Ladies' Skating-Pond in the Central Park, New York

Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Imhotep, an official of King Djoser in Dynasty 3, supervised the construction of the earliest known monumental stone structure, the Step Pyramid.
Over many centuries, ancient Egyptian reverence for Imhotep's wisdom grew until, by the Late Period, he was worshiped as a god. Images of the divine Imhotep show him dressed as an official. This statuette, from more than two thousand years after Imhotep's time, depicts him seated and holding a papyrus scroll.
Caption
Winslow Homer American, 1836–1910. Skating on the Ladies' Skating-Pond in the Central Park, New York, 1860. Wood engraving, Image: 13 7/8 x 20 3/8 in. (35.2 x 51.8 cm) Sheet: 16 x 22 1/2 in. (40.6 x 57.2 cm) Frame: 22 3/4 x 28 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (57.8 x 73 x 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Harvey Isbitts, 1998.105.34. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.105.34_SL1.jpg)
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Not on view
Collection
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Collection
Artist
Title
Skating on the Ladies' Skating-Pond in the Central Park, New York
Date
1860
Medium
Wood engraving
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 13 7/8 x 20 3/8 in. (35.2 x 51.8 cm) Sheet: 16 x 22 1/2 in. (40.6 x 57.2 cm) Frame: 22 3/4 x 28 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (57.8 x 73 x 3.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Harvey Isbitts
Accession Number
1998.105.34
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
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