American Art The Schuylkill Freed (Model for "William Rush Carving the Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River") Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America1876-77 Thomas Eakins, American, 1844 - 1916 Pigmented wax, wood, wire, and nails * Gallery 118, American Art, first floor (Provident National Bank Gallery) 1929-184-41 Gift of Mrs. Thomas Eakins and Miss Mary Adeline Williams, 1929 |
LabelIn one preparatory stage for the William Rush painting, Eakins made a series of wax figurines that could be studied from various points of view and in different lights. In addition to the wax models of the principal sculptures to be featured in the canvas—George Washington, The Schuylkill Freed, and Water Nymph and Bittern—he made a model of the nymph's head and, largest and most detailed of all, a portrait of Rush taken largely from the sculptor's 1822 self-portrait (now in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts).* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
