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Drawing of figure with eyes closed and animals on head

An androgynous figure is depicted in profile from the chest up. They lean to the right, and their eyes are closed. A leafy branch rests against the left side of their face, and more foliage surrounds the right side of their torso. At least two animals rest atop their head, drawn in such a way that they blend into the contours of the figure’s hair. On the right, a snake curves down toward the man’s brow. On the left is the pale wing of a bird.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.762
People
Simeon Solomon, British (London 1840 - 1905 London)
Title
The Sleep of Remorse
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1886
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/297919

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite on beige wove paper
Dimensions
actual: 43.6 x 31.5 cm (17 3/16 x 12 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.762
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Paintings and Drawings of the Pre-Raphaelites and their Circle, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1946), no. 91
  • Chikashi Kitazaki and Mina Oya, ed., Between Reality and Dreams: Nineteenth Century British and French Art from the Winthrop Collection of the Fogg Art Museum, exh. cat., National Museum of Western Art (Ueno, 2002), cat. no. 51, repr. (color)
  • Colin Cruise, Love Revealed: Simeon Solomon and the Pre-Raphaelites, exh. cat., Merrell (London/New York, 2005), p. 166

Exhibition History

  • Paintings and Drawings of the Pre-Raphaelites and their Circle, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/08/1946 - 06/01/1946
  • Between Reality and Dreams: Nineteenth Century British and French Art from the Winthrop Collection of the Fogg Art Museum, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 09/14/2002 - 12/08/2002
  • 32Q: 2130 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/30/2023 - 06/01/2023

Verification Level

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