DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

View of Venice from the Canal; verso: Greek Key Design

19th-20th century

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on brown wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

17.7 x 27.6 cm (6 15/16 x 10 7/8 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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