Study for Prayer for Death in the Desert

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
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
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
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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