Melons and Morning Glories

A still life on a stone ledge shows a split watermelon with red flesh and dark seeds, a cut green melon at left, and a small ribbed melon in front. Trailing green vines with morning glory blossoms rise against a dark background.

Artist

Raphaelle Peale

Date

1813

Medium

oil on canvas

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

3000 × 2406 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum