The Arab Jeweler
Charles Sprague Pearce
ca. 1882
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
46 x 35 3/8 in. (116.8 x 89.9 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Edward D. Adams, 1922
Accession Number
22.69
Tags
MenWorkingJewelryTools
About the Artist
Charles Sprague Pearce · 1851–1914
Charles Sprague Pearce, born on October 13, 1851, in Boston, Massachusetts, grew up in a cultured family immersed in art and exotic imports; his father, Shadrach H. Pearce, ran a business dealing in Chinese porcelain, sparking the young artist's fascination with Eastern motifs. After attending the Brimmer School and Boston Latin School, Pearce worked briefly in the family firm before departing for...