Double-sided Drawing for MFA Rotunda Murals: a. (Recto) Sketch for Aphrodite and Eros (not used); b. (Verso) Architectural Studies

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Double-sided Drawing for MFA Rotunda Murals: a. (Recto) Sketch for Aphrodite and Eros (not used); b. (Verso) Architectural Studies

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

1917–21

Medium/Technique a. (Recto): graphite pencil on paper
b. (Verso): graphite pencil and blue ink on paper

Dimensions Sheet: 27.7 x 37.6 cm (10 7/8 x 14 13/16 in.)

Credit Line The Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent

Accession Number28.752

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsDrawings

InscriptionsGraphite pencil: a.(Recto) l.l.: B.18.99 A; l.r.: 10.4.11 (Fox number); b. (Verso) B.18.99 B

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)