DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Study for Soldier with Left Arm Extended and Soldier with Rifle, for "Coming of the Americans," Widener Library, Harvard University

1921-1922

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

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

48 x 62.8 cm (18 7/8 x 24 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Gift of the artist to the Fogg Art Museum, 1922.

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