DrawingsAmerican19th century

Spanish Male Dancer before Six Seated Figures

1879

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Description

The drawing is made on the back of a bill from M. Villasante, a Madrid hatmaker

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Dark brown ink on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

13.2 x 20.8 cm (5 3/16 x 8 3/16 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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