DrawingsAmerican19th century
Sketch of Peacock, from the rear
c. 1884 - 1889
Artists
John Singer SargentArtist
Description
The peacock is drawn upside down from the orientation of the book.
Dimensions
9.2 x 16.2 cm (3 5/8 x 6 3/8 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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