Bust of "The Greek Slave"
1848
Sculptor, American, 1805 - 1873
West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G45
Artwork overview
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Medium
marble
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 53.02 × 39.37 × 21.27 cm (20 7/8 × 15 1/2 × 8 3/8 in.)
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Accession
2014.136.294
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Commissioned 1845 by James Howard McHenry [1820-1888], Baltimore; his daughter, Ellen Carr McHenry Keyser [1860-1946]; her daughter, Ellen McHenry Keyser Bruce [1892-1980]; by descent in the family; (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 17 March 1994, no. 22); purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Bibliography
2023
De Margerie, Laure. French Sculpture: An American Passion. Ghent, 2023: 221-223, fig. 28.
Inscriptions
center back, under bust: H. Powers. Sculpt.
Wikidata ID
Q63864017