# The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake, in Thomas Eakins

Thomas Eakins painted this in 1873, aged 29. It is now at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

From the museum's label:

> Eakins's painting celebrates athletic teamwork while commemorating an actual event, a famous rowing race that took place on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia during May 1872.

_Text from the Cleveland Museum of Art._

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## The work

- Date: 1873
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Dimensions: Framed: 117 x 167 x 6.5 cm (46 1/16 x 65 3/4 x 2 9/16 in.); Unframed: 101.3 x 151.4 cm (39 7/8 x 59 5/8 in.)
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1927.1984
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Thomas Eakins](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/thomas-eakins), American, 1844–1916

Eakins studied in Paris under Jean-Léon Gérôme and was impressed in Spain by Velázquez and Ribera, then returned to Philadelphia, where he spent his life.

9 works in the collection.

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