Sharpening the Scythe

Eastman Johnson

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906). Sharpening the Scythe, 1864. Oil, 15 7/16 × 13 in. (39.2 × 33 cm) frame: 22 1/4 × 19 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (56.5 × 49.5 × 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Edward Dreier, 41.1191. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Sharpening the Scythe

Date

1864

Medium

Oil

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

15 7/16 × 13 in. (39.2 × 33 cm) frame: 22 1/4 × 19 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (56.5 × 49.5 × 7 cm)

Signatures

Signed lower right: "E. Johnson / 1864"

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Edward Dreier

Accession Number

41.1191

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