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Double-sided Drawing for MFA Rotunda Murals: a. (Recto) Sketch for Fame ; b.(Verso) Studies for Classic and Romantic Art (?)
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
1917–21
Medium/Technique
Graphite pencil recto and verso
Dimensions
Sheet: 30 x 22.5 cm (11 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession Number28.746
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsGraphite pencil: Recto: l.l.: B.18.97A; l.r.: 10.5.1 (Fox number); u.r.: "too big"
Verso: l.l.: B.18.97B
Verso: l.l.: B.18.97B
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)