The Rattlesnake
Frederic Remington
1905, revised 1908; this cast, before 1939
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
23 1/8 x 17 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (58.7 x 45.1 x 36.8 cm)
Classification
Sculpture
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Jacob Ruppert, 1939
Accession Number
39.65.43a, b
Tags
HorsesSnakesMen
About the Artist
Frederic Remington
Frederic Remington (1861–1909) was an American painter, sculptor, and illustrator who became the preeminent visual chronicler of the American West. Born in Canton, New York, he studied briefly at the Yale School of the Fine Arts and the Art Students League of New York before making his first trip west in 1881, where he found the subject matter that would define his career. Remington's paintings a...