Robert Louis Stevenson
modeled 1887, cast 1899
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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American sculpture (1848-1907)
Smithsonian American
Art Museum
Bronze
10 7/8 x 17 1/2 x 7/8
in.
Bequest of Olin
Dows
Jpg: Smithsonian
From: The Smithsonian
He posed for Saint-Gaudens in September
1887 in New York. Stevenson's fine profile directly faces the figure of
Pegasus, the flying horse from classical mythology symbolizing artistic
inspiration. A large memorial to Stevenson in St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh
was derived from this composition.
(Smithsonian)
John
Singer Sargent
Robert
Louis Stevenson and His Wife
1885
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