DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Rear View of the Legs and Upper Base of Cellini's "Perseus," Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence

c. 1909-1910

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Description

Upper edge is uneven.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 36.4 x 25.4 cm (14 5/16 x 10 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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