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.
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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.