Edward Hopper

(Study of Egyptian Tablet with Hieroglyphics
1892–1895

A sketch on a beige paper featuring an Egyptian hieroglyphic scene with figures and symbols inside a rectangular frame, resembling a wall carving or painting. There are faint pencil sketches of human figures in the background.

A sketch on a beige paper featuring an Egyptian hieroglyphic scene with figures and symbols inside a rectangular frame, resembling a wall carving or painting. There are faint pencil sketches of human figures in the background.

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Date
1892–1895

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink on paper (recto and verso)

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16in. (25.2 × 20.2 cm)

Accession number
70.1562.73a-b

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Josephine N. Hopper Bequest

Rights and reproductions
© Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper/Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Edward Hopper
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