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Double-sided Drawing for MFA Rotunda Murals: a. (Recto) Sketch for Aphrodite and Eros; b. (Verso) Study for Architecture, Painting and Sculpture

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

Medium/Technique Graphite pencil on paper
Dimensions Sheet: 22.5 x 16 cm (8 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line The Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession Number28.780
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsDrawings

DescriptionUnmatted
InscriptionsGraphite pencil: a. (Recto) l.l.: B.18.119 A; l.r.: 10.4.8 (Fox number); b. (Verso) l.l.: B18.119 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)