The "Naga", Multi-headed Sacred Snake
Charles Alonzo Rich, American, 1854 - 1943
not dated
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Sheet: 10 × 14 1/16 in. (25.4 × 35.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Margaret Sage
W.961.252.22
Portfolio / Series Title
Angkor Wat
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Watercolor
Research Area
Watercolor
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed, on mat, in graphite, lower right: CHAS. A. RICH. / AND.MRS.RICH.; inscribed, on mat, in graphite, lower center: .ANCHOR.WAT. / [arrow pointing upward] The "NAGA", multi-headed sacred snake.; inscribed, on mat, in graphite, lower right corner: #22
Provenance
The artist (1854-1943); to his daughter, Margaret Bradbury Rich Sage (1888-1985); given to present collection, 1961.
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