THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 78 | NUMBER 4

Recent Acquisitions: A Selection, 2018–2020: Part II: Late Eighteenth Century to Contemporary

Various authors

2021

48 pages

78 illustrations

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The second volume in a special two-part edition of Recent Acquisitions, this Bulletin celebrates works acquired by the Museum in 2019 and 2020, many of which were gifts bestowed in honor of the Museum’s 150th anniversary year. Highlights of this volume include Jean-Baptise Carpeaux’s astonishing portrayal of an African woman in the marble sculpture Why Born Enslaved!, a monumental storage jar by African American potter and poet David Drake, an exquisite lacquer mirror case depicting an 1838 meeting between the crown prince of Iran and the tsar of Russia, and Carmen Herrera’s abstract work dating to 1949, Iberic. This publication also honors the many generous contributions from donors that make possible the continued growth of The Met's collection.

Met Art in Publication

Design for the Temple of Apollo in the Gardens of the Chateau d'Enghien, Belgium, Charles de Wailly French, Pen and ink, partially over charcoal underdrawing, watercolor — Design for the Temple of Apollo in the Gardens of the Chateau d'Enghien, Belgium
Charles de Wailly
1780

An Indian Bish-Khopra Lizard, Watercolor and ink on paper — An Indian Bish-Khopra Lizard
ca. 1790

Marie Antoinette in a Park, Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun French, Black chalk, stumped, and white chalk on blue paper — Marie Antoinette in a Park
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
ca. 1780–81

Flintlock Longrifle, Henry Young American, Wood (maple), steel, iron, brass, silver, American, Pennsylvania, Easton Township, Northampton County — Flintlock Longrifle
Henry Young
ca. 1800–1820

Circular Trumpet, Brass, French — Circular Trumpet
ca. 1830

Tilt-top table, David Roentgen German, Mahogany; gilt bronze and brass, German, Neuwied am Rhein — Tilt-top table
David Roentgen
ca. 1785–90

Pair of Flintlock Pistols Made for Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia (1779–1831), Tula Arms Factory Russian, Steel, silver, gold, wood, Russian, Tula — Pair of Flintlock Pistols Made for Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia (1779–1831)
Tula Arms Factory
ca. 1801

Smith & Wesson .44 Double-Action Frontier Model Revolver decorated by Tiffany & Co. (serial no. 8401), with Case and Cleaning Rod, Smith & Wesson American, Steel, silver, ivory, textile (chamois), wood (California laurel), American, Springfield, Massachusetts and New York — Smith & Wesson .44 Double-Action Frontier Model Revolver decorated by Tiffany & Co. (serial no. 8401), with Case and Cleaning Rod
Smith & Wesson
ca. 1893

Calvary, Unknown artists, Guatemala, late 18th century, Polychrome wood, gilt silver, glass, hair, Guatemalan — Calvary
Unknown
ca. 1790

Ritual dish (daveniyaqona), Wood (vesi), Fijian — Ritual dish (daveniyaqona)
Early 19th century

Rebecca and the Wounded Ivanhoe, Eugène Delacroix French, Oil on canvas — Rebecca and the Wounded Ivanhoe
Eugène Delacroix
1823

Persian Travelogue: A Diary of a Journey through the region of Fars, Black ink on paper; blue velvet binding with a flap, tight back case binding sewn onto two cotton/hemp cords (laced in), with marbled paper doublures, Qajar — Persian Travelogue: A Diary of a Journey through the region of Fars
1838 CE

Study of a Young Model, William Henry Hunt British, Watercolor over graphite with reductive techniques — Study of a Young Model
William Henry Hunt
ca. 1830

Iskander Bey and His Servant, John Frederick Lewis British, Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) over graphite — Iskander Bey and His Servant
John Frederick Lewis
ca. 1848

Temple of Jupiter, Pompeii, Alfred-Nicolas Normand French, Salted paper print from paper negative — Temple of Jupiter, Pompeii
Alfred-Nicolas Normand
1851

Mirror Case Depicting the Meeting of Nasir al-Din Mirza and Tsar Nicholas I in Erivan and Satin Pouch, Muhammad Isma'il Isfahani Iranian, a) Pasteboard, opaque color, watercolor, gold under a lacquer varnish<br/>b) Satin pouch with metal wrapped embroidery — Mirror Case Depicting the Meeting of Nasir al-Din Mirza and Tsar Nicholas I in Erivan and Satin Pouch
Muhammad Isma'il Isfahani
dated 1271 AH/1854 CE

Dave (later recorded as David Drake) ; made at Stony Bluff Manufactory, Old Edgefield District, Sout American, Alkaline-glazed stoneware, American — Dave (later recorded as David Drake)
1858

[Boy Holding a Daguerreotype], Unknown, Daguerreotype with applied color — [Boy Holding a Daguerreotype]
Unknown
1850s

[California Oak, Santa Clara Valley], Carleton E. Watkins American, Albumen silver print — [California Oak, Santa Clara Valley]
Carleton E. Watkins
ca. 1863

Marguerite De Gas, the Artist's Sister, Edgar Degas French, Etching and drypoint; unique impression of the second state of six — Marguerite De Gas, the Artist's Sister
Edgar Degas
1860–62

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