Artist
Sarony, Major, and Knapp, New York (American, active 1857–1867)American, active 1857–1867
Artistafter
Rembrandt Peale, Philadelphia (American, 1778–1860)American, 1778–1860
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Court of Death
Date1859
PlaceNew York, United States
MediumChromolithograph on wove paper
DimensionsImage: 15 1/4 × 26 5/8 in. (38.7 × 67.6 cm)
Sheet: 18 7/8 × 28 in. (48 × 71.1 cm)
Sheet: 18 7/8 × 28 in. (48 × 71.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Fred M. Nevill
Object numberB.90.1
Non exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Provenance[The Philadelphia Print Shop, Philadelphia]; purchased by MFAH, 1990.
Exhibition HistoryPetit Museum, Theta Charity Antiques Show, September 18–23, 1996, Houston (LN:96.36)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed below image: THE COURT OF DEATH. / FROM THE ORIGINAL PAINTING, BY REMBRANDT PEALE (with an additional 40 lines of text explicating the inspiration and iconography of the image)
[no marks]
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