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Sketch for Orestes and the Furies - Eight Small Studies - (MFA Stairway)
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
Late 19th to early 20th century
Medium/Technique
Graphite pencil onpaper
Dimensions
Sheet: 26.5 x 44 cm (10 7/16 x 17 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 Number28.797
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsRecto in graphite pencil: l.r.: 12.10.9 (Fox number)
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)