Jephthah Laments His Rash Vow

c. 1804

Dating: Approximate
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: watercolor and gold leaf
Dimensions: sight size: 48.8 x 53.8 cm (19 3/16 x 21 3/16 in.) framed: 57 x 63.2 x 4.4 cm (22 7/16 x 24 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Collection no.: 1966.13.13
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Jephthah Laments His Rash Vow — Emily Pelton. c. 1804.

Medium: watercolor and gold leaf.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): sight size: 48.8 x 53.8 cm (19 3/16 x 21 3/16 in.) framed: 57 x 63.2 x 4.4 cm (22 7/16 x 24 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1966.13.13. Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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