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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
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)