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The Last Drop (from McGuire Scrapbook)

Emanuel Leutze German American
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Leutze is best known for his large-scale history paintings such as "Washington Crossing the Delaware". He was interested in American Indian subjects throughout his career, and in this sketch he imagines a lone figure drinking from a forest pond. The Indian’s pose recalls the Hellenistic sculpture known as the "Dying Gaul" (Museo Capitolino, Rome). This classical reference reinforces the impression of the contemplative Indian as a “noble savage,” a popular Romantic concept during the mid-nineteenth century.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Last Drop (from McGuire Scrapbook)
  • Artist: Emanuel Leutze (American, Schwäbisch Gmünd 1816–1868 Washington, D.C.)
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Iron gall ink and graphite on thin green wove letterpress paper
  • Dimensions: 5 5/16 x 4 7/8 in. (13.5 x 12.4 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of James C. McGuire, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.216.29
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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