The Sleeping Faun
modeled 1864, carved c. 1870
Harriet Goodhue Hosmer
Harriet Goodhue Hosmer (American, 1830–1908)
American Painting and Sculpture
The Sleeping Faun, modeled 1864, carved c. 1870. Harriet Goodhue Hosmer (American, 1830–1908). Marble; overall: 127 cm (50 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1997.15 Hosmer said, "I honor every woman who has strength enough to step out of the beaten path. . . ."
- Maker/Artist
- Hosmer, Harriet Goodhue
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- marble
- Medium
- marble
- Dimensions
- Overall: 127 cm (50 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Signed and inscribed on base: "H HOSMER Fecit -- Romae"; titled on base: "THE SLEEPING FAUN"
- Departments
- American Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 1997.15
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Maestá di Roma, da Napoleon all'Unita d'Italia: Universale ed Eterna, The Art Museum, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1989-1996.<br>Scudiere del Quirinale (3/5/2003 - 6/29/2003): "Maestá di Roma, da Napoleon all'Unita d'Italia: Il Mito Classico e Christiano", figure XII.10, p. 275.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 206 American Landscape
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