Robert Louis Stevenson. Artist: Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848-1907 Cornish, New Hampshire). Dimensions: 35 1/4 in., 116lb. (89.5 cm). Date: 1887-88; cast 1910.Impressed by Robert Louis Stevenson's collection of stories "New Arabian Nights" (1882), Saint-Gaudens told their mutual friend, Will Low, that he would be honored to model a portrait if the writer were ever to come to the United States. The opportunity presented itself in 1887-88, when Stevenson (1850-1894) sat for the sculptor in New York and later in Manasquan, New Jersey. Stevenson, suffering from tuberculosis, is shown writing in bed, as was his custom. The lengthy inscription is a poem by Stevenson dedicated to Low and published in 1887. The portrait became Saint-Gaudens's most popular relief and was produced in three diameters (this is the largest size) as well as in rectangular variants. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Robert Louis Stevenson. Artist: Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848-1907 Cornish, New Hampshire). Dimensions: 35 1/4 in., 116lb. (89.5 cm). Date: 1887-88; cast 1910.Impressed by Robert Louis Stevenson's collection of stories "New Arabian Nights" (1882), Saint-Gaudens told their mutual friend, Will Low, that he would be honored to model a portrait if the writer were ever to come to the United States. The opportunity presented itself in 1887-88, when Stevenson (1850-1894) sat for the sculptor in New York and later in Manasquan, New Jersey. Stevenson, suffering from tuberculosis, is shown writing in bed, as was his custom. The lengthy inscription is a poem by Stevenson dedicated to Low and published in 1887. The portrait became Saint-Gaudens's most popular relief and was produced in three diameters (this is the largest size) as well as in rectangular variants. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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