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ArtistHelena de Kay Gilder (American, 1846–1916)
TitleThe Last Arrow
Date1874
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsSight: 42 1/2 × 25 1/2 in. (108 × 64.8 cm)
Framed: 50 × 32 1/4 in. (127 × 81.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Rosemary and Charles Lanham, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number2018.36
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This is a portrait of a woman standing and holding a bow and arrow. She is dressed in a long dark red dress with a ruffled white collar and a black hat with a white plume.

This is a portrait of a woman standing and holding a bow and arrow. She is dressed in a long dark red dress with a ruffled white collar and a black hat with a white plume.

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"The Last Arrow | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2018.36