DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Detail of a Fountain, South Kensington

19th-20th century

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Description

The drawing is affixed to the verso of the page. The sheet appears to have been torn from a sketchbook, as the left edge is irregular.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white laid paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

13.8 x 23 cm (5 7/16 x 9 1/16 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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