Death Mask of Dr. William Lambdin Prather, 1906
Dublin Core
Title
Death Mask of Dr. William Lambdin Prather, 1906
Subject
Not on display
Description
Death Cast of William Prather. Man with closed eyes, full moustache and beard. Mask includes the face, ears, and neck, going down to the clavicle. Ney had enlisted Italian stoncutter, Cosimo Docchi, to work for her on the Lady Macbeth piece. She asked him (and one of the Bickler sons) to create the death mask.
Creator
Ney, Elisabet, 1833-1907
Docchi, Cosimo
Bickler, Max Hermann (1881-1970)
Publisher
Elisabet Ney Museum: https://www.austintexas.gov/department/elisabet-ney-museum
Date
1906
Rights
For permission to reproduce, please contact the Elisabet Ney Museum: https://www.austintexas.gov/department/elisabet-ney-museum.
Format
Sculpture
Plaster
JPEG
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
Death Mask of Dr William Laudin Prather g7-3.jpg
Death Mask of Dr William Laudin Prather g7-2.jpg
Death Mask of Dr William Laudin Prather g7-1.jpg
Collection
Citation
Ney, Elisabet, 1833-1907, Docchi, Cosimo, and Bickler, Max Hermann (1881-1970), “Death Mask of Dr. William Lambdin Prather, 1906,” Elisabet Ney Museum Digital Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, https://elisabetneymuseum.omeka.net/items/show/166.