DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Cornice of the Tower, Turin Cathedral

19th-20th century

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper mounted on cardboard

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

12.7 x 17.9 cm (5 x 7 1/16 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, 1931.

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