Tenayuca: Temple Details
Charles Alonzo Rich, American, 1854 - 1943
late 19th century
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Sight: 12 13/16 × 8 3/16 in. (32.5 × 20.8 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 8 11/16 in. (34 × 22 cm)
Mount: 19 3/16 × 14 15/16 in. (48.8 × 38 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Margaret Sage
W.961.252.60
Portfolio / Series Title
Mexico
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Watercolor
Research Area
Watercolor
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, on reverse, in graphite, upper left: Pyramide San Bartolo Tenayuca / discovered in 1926 / Altars + Feathered serpent.- the central serpent on sides / and the water spout 3 sides-; inscribed, in image, in graphite, top: ALTAR SERPENT ALTAR; inscribed, in image, in graphite, left center: THE.FEATHERED.SERPENT. / BETWEEN.THE.ALTARS..ABOVE.; inscribed, in image in graphite, bottom: THE.CENTRAL.PYRAMID.SERPENT / ON.THREE.SIDES. / .ALL.AROUND...THE.WATER.SPOUTS. / 4 LARGER ONES; inscribed, on mat, in graphite, lower left: TENAYUCA: TEMPLE DETAILS. / 60
Exhibition History
From Mastadon to Mosaic, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 14, 2025 - Fall 2026
Provenance
The artist (1854-1943); to his daughter, Margaret Bradbury Rich Sage (1888-1985); given to present collection, 1961.
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