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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