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Double-sided Drawing for MFA Rotunda Murals a.(Recto) Sketch for the Three Graces b.(Verso) Architectural Sketch

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
1917–21

Medium/Technique Graphite pencil on paper
Dimensions Sheet: 30 x 22 cm (11 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line The Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession Number28.763
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsDrawings

Inscriptionsa.(Recto) L.l. in graphite: B.18.71 A; l.r.: 10.3.7 (Fox number)
b.(Verso) L.l. ingraphite: B.18.71B
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)