Seated woman with Two Female Servants
A.D. 1920–1921; orignal ca. 1400–1390 B.C.
Medium
Tempera on Paper
Dimensions
Facsimile H. 39 cm (15 3/8 in.); w. 36 cm (14 3/16 in.); Scale 1:1; Framed H. 42.2 cm (16 5/8 in.); w. 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.)
Classification
Facsimile, Djeserkareseneb (TT 38), banquet, chair
Period
Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.4.8
Tags
Art Historical Context
This tempera facsimile captures an intimate scene from ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom, originally painted around 1400–1390 B.C. during Dynasty 18. Created by Charles K. Wilkinson in 1920–1921 at a precise 1:1 scale, the work reproduces a composition showing a seated woman accompanied by two female attendants. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum’s Department of Egyptian Art, it offers modern visitors a vivid window into the refined domestic life and artistic conventions of the period. Wilkinson’s choice of tempera on paper allowed him to faithfully replicate the fluid lines, subtle color harmonies,...
About the Artist
Charles K. Wilkinson · 1897–1986
Charles K. Wilkinson (1897–1986), born Charles Kyrle Wilkinson in London on October 13, 1897, was the son of Horace W. Wilkinson, a stained-glass window maker, and Frances Adkins. Serving in World War I, he honed his artistic skills at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, where the influential director Henry Tonks shaped the rigorous training of a generation of draughtsmen. In ...