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The sculpture is a relief artwork featuring several human figures and a dog. On the left side, there is a group of three standing figures. To the right, there is a seated figure playing a musical instrument, possibly a flute, with a dog sitting nearby. The material of the sculpture appears to be bronze, with a dark brown patina highlighting the details and textures of the figures. The relief creates a sense of depth and movement, with the figures emerging from the flat background. The surface is intricately detailed, and the bronze color adds a lifelike quality.
National Gallery of Art · Sculpture
Arcadia
Thomas Eakins
- Date
- model 1883
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- overall: 29.21 × 60.33 × 6.35 cm (11 1/2 × 23 3/4 × 2 1/2 in.)
- Classification
- Sculpture · Relief
- Accession number
- 2014.136.297
- Credit line
- Corcoran Collection (Gift of Olga Hirshhorn)
- Time span
- 1876 to 1900
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- American
- Dog
- cast
- Acquired after publication of European [and American] Sculpture of the Nineteenth Century
- multiple
- figure
- Group
- playing instrument
Provenance
Olga Hirshhorn [1920-2015], Washington; gift 2004 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.
Inscription
upper left: EAKINS; upper right, dated erroneously: 1888; lower left side, in a circle: MODERN ART / FDRY. / N.Y. / 9
Marks
FM: Modern Art Foundry
NGA object ID 173777. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.