DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Decorative Design

19th-20th century

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Description

The drawing is affixed to the verso of the page.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on tissue mounted on graph paper with black ink and graphite

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

22.3 x 38 cm (8 3/4 x 14 15/16 in.)

Provenance

To the artist's sisters, Violet (Mrs. Francis) Ormond and Emily Sargent, at his death, 1925; gift of Mrs. Ormond to the Fogg Art Museum, 1937.

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