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Thomas Eakins

Founder Cast by Roman Bronze Works
1907; cast 1923
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 764
Thomas Eakins (1844–1916) was an instructor at the Art Students’ League of Philadelphia during the winter of 1886–87, when Murray enrolled as a student. The two men shared a studio from 1892 to 1900 and portrayed many of the same people in their works. In this diminutive statuette, Eakins is shown seated cross-legged on the floor in the process of painting The Agnew Clinic (1889; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia), a canvas so large it could not fit on an easel.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Thomas Eakins
  • Artist: Samuel Aloysius Murray (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1869–1941 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Founder: Cast by Roman Bronze Works
  • Date: 1907; cast 1923
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: 9 x 9 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (22.9 x 23.5 x 21.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1923
  • Object Number: 23.155
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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