Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
Gift of John G. Phillips, 1973
Catalogue
- Year
- 1803
- Medium
- Black and gray ink washes, pen and brown ink, watercolor, and graphite on off-white wove paper
- Dimensions
- 9 5/8 x 13 13/16 in. (24.4 x 35.1 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Robert Walter Weir
Artist
Robert Walter Weir was an American artist and educator and is considered a painter of the Hudson River School. Weir was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1829 and was an instructor at the United States Military Academy. His best-known work is Embarkation of the Pilgrims in the United States Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C. More than 450 of his works are known, and he created many unsigned paintings that may never be attributed to him.
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- Robert Walter Weir
- Year
- 1803
- Medium
- Black and gray ink washes, pen and brown ink, watercolor, and graphite on off-white wove paper
- Dimensions
- 9 5/8 x 13 13/16 in. (24.4 x 35.1 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1803-327085
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified