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Double-sided Drawing for MFA Rotunda Murals: a. (Recto) Early Sketch for Fame; b. (Verso) Smaller Study for Fame
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
1917–21
Medium/Technique
Graphite pencil on paper recto and verso
Dimensions
Sheet: 22.6 x 23.3 cm (8 7/8 x 9 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession Number28.745
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsGraphite pencil: a.(Recto) l.l.: B.18.124; l.r.: 10.5.2 (Fox number)
Provenance1925, upon the artist's death, by inheritance to his sisters, Emily Sargent (b. 1857 - d. 1936) and Violet Sargent Ormond (b. 1870 - d. 1955); 1928, gift of Emily Sargent and Violet Ormond to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 4, 1928)