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The Last Arrow

Randolph Rogers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The sculpture depicts a shirtless man with a long, flowing hairstyle sitting on top of a rearing horse, with one leg positioned over the horse's back and the other leg placed on the horse's side, the man is aiming a bow and arrow that is drawn back; the horse has its front right leg straight up in the air and its front left leg bent, the back legs are slightly bent with the horse's tail fanned out; there is a second man on the ground under the horse with arms raised up. The sculpture is on a rocky base, bronze in color. The title of the sculpture is "The Last Arrow" by Randolph Rogers. A man on horseback in a similar position aiming a bow and arrow with one leg on the horse and the other over its back.

Artwork Details

Date
1879–80, cast 1880
Medium
Bronze
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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