Study of Drapery for "History," Museum of Fine Arts
DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Study of Drapery for "History," Museum of Fine Arts

1916-1922

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

47.2 × 62.1 cm (18 9/16 × 24 7/16 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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