The Last Arrow
1879–80, cast 1880
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
44 x 34 1/2 x 16 in. (111.8 x 87.6 x 40.6 cm)
Classification
Sculpture
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Henry H. Cook, 1905
Accession Number
05.13.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
### The Last Arrow Step into the tense drama of *The Last Arrow*, a bronze sculpture by Randolph Rogers between 1879 and 1880, with the final cast completed that year. Measuring 44 x 34½ x 16 inches, this work captures a pivotal moment—likely a lone archer drawing his final bow amid equestrian intensity, as suggested by its evocative title and tags evoking bows, arrows, men, horses. Rogers, a leading American sculptor based in Rome, was renowned for his neoclassical precision and ability to infuse classical techniques with romantic narratives of heroism and resolve. Bronze, Rogers' favored m...
About the Artist
Randolph Rogers
Randolph Rogers (1825–1892) was a prominent American Neoclassical sculptor whose career bridged the worlds of popular genre sculpture and grand public commissions. Born on July 6, 1825, in Waterloo, New York, the son of a carpenter and millwright, Rogers grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, after his family relocated westward in pursuit of opportunity. Showing early aptitude for drawing and wood engrav...