Studies for the Hours, "Apollo in His Chariot with the Hours," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Studies for the Hours, "Apollo in His Chariot with the Hours," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

1920-1924

Artists

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

Dimensions

41.9 x 52.5 cm (16 1/2 x 20 11/16 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, 1929.

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