Endymion

model by 1870, carved c. 1874-1875

William Henry Rinehart

Sculptor, American, 1825 - 1874

Artwork overview

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased October 1875 from the artist's estate by the Corcorcan Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1974

  • Nineteenth Century Sculpture, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 10 March - 27 May 1974, unpublished checklist.

2005

  • William MacLeod: Painter and Curator, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 10 September - 7 November 2005, no. 14, unpublished checklist.

Bibliography

1870

  • Osgood, Dr. Samuel. "American Artists in Italy." Harper's New Monthly Magazine(August 1870): 422.

1939

  • Rusk, William Sener. William Henry Rinehart, Sculptor. Baltimore, 1939: pl. xv, 41, 53.

1948

  • Ross, Marvin Chauncey, and Anna Wells Rutledge. William Henry Rinehart, Maryland Sculptor, 1825-1874. Baltimore, 1948: 12, 22, 24, 127.

1960

  • Larkin, Oliver W. Art and Life in America. New York, 1960: 183.

1973

  • Gerdts, William H. American Neo-Classic Sculpture: The Marble Resurrection. New York, 1973: 45.

2000

  • Cash, Sarah, with Terrie Sultan. American Treasures of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. New York, 2000: 86, repro.

Inscriptions

on the side of the hill below the back of the figure's head, just above the bottom edge, superscript and underlined "T" in "SCULPT": WM H RINEHART / SCULPT ROME 1875[1]

Wikidata ID

Q63864501

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