Sphinx in the Louvre
Henry Jackson Morton
Date unknown · Graphite and gray watercolor wash on off-white wove paper · The American Wing
Until this drawing was gifted to the American Wing, the collection contained no work by Morton, an Anglican minister and antiquarian who spent most of his life in Philadelphia. Born in New York City and educated at Columbia University, Morton received no formal art training but became the only amateur member of The Sketch Club, whose members included Thomas Cole, Samuel Morse, and Francis W. Edmonds. Morton drew this picture of the Louvre Sphinx in association with drawings he executed for a University of Pennsylvania report on the translation of the Rosetta Stone.
- Artist
- Henry Jackson Morton
- Date
- Date unknown
- Medium
- Graphite and gray watercolor wash on off-white wove paper
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Gift of Judith F. Hernstadt, 1998
