The Sluggard
Artwork Details
- Title: The Sluggard
- Artist: Frederic, Lord Leighton (British, Scarborough 1830–1896 London)
- Founder: J. W. Singer & Sons Ltd. (British)
- Date: modeled 1886, cast possibly before 1896
- Culture: British, London
- Medium: Bronze, dark olive brown patina
- Dimensions: Overall: 20 1/2 × 9 1/8 × 6 1/2 in. (52.1 × 23.2 × 16.5 cm); footprint of base: 5 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (14.6 × 16.5 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
- Object Number: 06.936
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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