Collection Highlights
The Indian: The Dying Chief Contemplating the Progress of Civilization
1856
1875.4
White marble and wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Near Mt. Etna, Sicily
Title
Near Mt. Etna, Sicily
Date
ca. 1854-69
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 11 3/8 x 20 3/4 in. ( 28.9 x 52.7 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number
1932.41
Marks
Inscription: Penciled on stretcher: "SICILY / T. H. HOTCHKISS / NEAR AETNA"
Gallery Label
This view was taken from ruins of the Greek Theater. Henry Tuckerman, in his Book of the Artists, p 569, calls attention to two views of the ruined theater of Taormina with Mount Etna in the distance, and two other views of Mount Etna by Hotchkiss which "deserve much praise."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
