DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Sketch of a Capital with Bird, Palace of Charles V, Granada

19th-20th century

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Description

The drawing is affixed to the verso of the page. It appears to have been removed from a sketchbook, as the left edge is torn as if from a binding. The right edges are rounded.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

11.3 x 16 cm (4 7/16 x 6 5/16 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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