About This Artwork

Thomas Eakins
American, 1844-1916

Study for "William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River", 1876/77

Oil on canvas mounted on board
35.9 x 28.6 cm (14 1/8 x 11 1/4 in.)
Bequest of Dr. John J. Ireland, 1968.91

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Museum of Art "Thomas Eakins" traveled to Paris, Musee d'Orsay, February 3-May 12, 2002, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, June 10-September 15, 2002 (Philadelphia and New York only).