Elbow, Knee and Foot for the Law, "Israel and the Law," Boston Public Library
DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Elbow, Knee and Foot for the Law, "Israel and the Law," Boston Public Library

1895 - 1916

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Description

Work is spattered with something brown (watercolor?) at center left.

Classification
Drawings
Medium
Charcoal on off-white laid paper
Culture
American
Century
19th-20th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

63 x 48.1 cm (24 13/16 x 18 15/16 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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