The Chariot of the Sun Fantasy

Frederic Edwin Churchprobably 1868–69

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Sunset landscape with a large red sun hanging over distant hills and a body of water in the foreground. The sun has been made to represent the wheel of a chariot drawn by two horses driven by a robed figure.

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Title: The Chariot of the Sun Fantasy
Creator: Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
Date Created: probably 1868–69
Location Created: USA
Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/22390
Medium: Brush and oil on paper laminate
Credit line: Gift of Louis P. Church

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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