Study for "The Skeleton in Armor" Frieze
Date1882
MediumGouache and graphite on paper
Dimensions9 x 73 3/4 in. (22.9 x 187.3 cm)
frame: 12 × 77 1/4 in. (30.5 × 196.2 cm)
frame: 12 × 77 1/4 in. (30.5 × 196.2 cm)
Credit LineF. V. du Pont Acquisition Fund, 1987
Object number1987-178
On View
Not on viewThe subject of the frieze was based on a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow entitled “The Skeleton in Armor.” The ballad relates the story of the landing of the first Vikings in Newport. In this scheme, he created a narrative composition much like frames of film, showing dramatic incidents side by side, punctuated with the use of vertical elements such as columns or rock formations.
