Head of a Peasant Woman
DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Head of a Peasant Woman

c. 1870

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Watercolor over graphite on cream wove paper
Culture
American
Century
19th-20th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

16.7 x 11.6 cm (6 9/16 x 4 9/16 in.)

Provenance

To the artist's sisters, Violet (Mrs. Francis) Ormond and Emily Sargent, at his death, 1925; gift of Mrs. Ormond to the Fogg Art Museum, 1937.

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