DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Lady Margaret Spicer; verso: Sketch for Crucifix

c. 1900

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Description

The crucifix sketch on the verso was drawn upside down from the book's orientation.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Charcoal and graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

37 x 25.5 cm (14 9/16 x 10 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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