Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
“And seeing a water-bird fly upward, he took his bow and shot it through the heart and it fell among the rose-gatherers”
1881
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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
“And seeing a water-bird fly upward, he took his bow and shot it through the heart and it fell among the rose-gatherers”
1881
Physical Qualities
Etching, Sheet: 224 x 168 mm. (8 13/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
Plate: 202 x 150 mm. (7 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.48.43
Frontispiece from the book "Helen Zimmern, Epic of Kings, Stories retold from Firdusi (London: Thomas Fisher, 1882)"
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art, through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
Inscribed: Signed in plate: lower left "L. Alma-Tadema" Signed in pencil: lower right "L. Alma-Tadema"
Markings: None