Study for Prayer for Death in the Desert

Elihu Vedder

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

Originally, the bronze disks in this case were attached to wooden handles to form mirrors. At the time of burial, the mirrors were stored in linen covers. Over the centuries, both the handles and the bags disintegrated. The smaller of these two disks still shows an impression of the linen, created by the material’s interaction with the bronze.

Caption

Elihu Vedder American, 1836–1923. Study for Prayer for Death in the Desert, ca. 1867. Charcoal, white chalk, pastel, and black crayon on gray-green, moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper., 12 5/16 x 17 7/16 in. (31.3 x 44.3 cm) frame: 23 × 29 × 2 in. (58.4 × 73.7 × 5.1 cm). Lent by Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., L81.62. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, L81.62_PS6.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Study for Prayer for Death in the Desert

Date

ca. 1867

Medium

Charcoal, white chalk, pastel, and black crayon on gray-green, moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper.

Classification

Drawing

Dimensions

12 5/16 x 17 7/16 in. (31.3 x 44.3 cm) frame: 23 × 29 × 2 in. (58.4 × 73.7 × 5.1 cm)

Signatures

Signed in graphite lower right: "E. V."

Inscriptions

Very faint inscription (appears erased) at lower left: “[?] Mort[e?]”

Credit Line

Lent by Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.

Accession Number

L81.62

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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