PaintingsAmerican19th-20th century

Study for "Frieze of the Angels," Boston Public Library

1893 - 1903

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Classification

Paintings

Medium

Oil on panel with paper additions

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of American Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

100.3 x 243.8 x 5.1 cm (39 1/2 x 96 x 2 in.)

Provenance

To the artist's sisters, Violet (Mrs. Francis) Ormond and Emily Sargent, at his death, 1925; their gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1933.

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