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Edwin Booth As Brutus, Jonathan Scott Hartley, modeled 1889
Jonathan Scott Hartley, portraitJonathan Scott HartleyAmerican, 1845–1912

Edwin Booth As Brutus

modeled 1889 · Sculpture · 78.3 × 62.2 cm

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

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About the sculpture

Jonathan Scott Hartley depicted Edwin Booth as Brutus from Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. The son of classical actor Junius Brutus Booth, Edwin grew up in the theater. He first appeared on stage when he was eighteen and played the role of the murderous Brutus numerous times throughout his career. He appeared as Brutus with his brother, John Wilkes Booth, in the role of Mark Antony, just months before John was arrested for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Particulars

Accession number
XX50

What it shows

TheaterClassical dressLiteratureShakespeareClothing and dressManPortraitEntertainers

In the catalog

SculpturePlasterImpressionism19th century

Sources

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