DrawingsAmerican20th century

Study for Handmaiden of the Lord, Boston Public Library; verso: Mrs. Leopold Hirsch

c. 1902 - c. 1905

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Description

Also on the recto is part of the sketched arch from the verso of the previous page.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

18.4 x 11.5 cm (7 1/4 x 4 1/2 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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