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Sketch for the Unveiling of Truth - Draped Figure - (MFA Stairway)

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

1921–25

Medium/Technique Charcoal and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions Sheet: 47.5 x 62.5 cm (18 11/16 x 24 5/8 in.)

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

Accession Number28.637

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsDrawings

InscriptionsL. r. in graphite pencil: 12.3.2 (Fox number); 28-637
Verso: L. l. in graphite pencil: 12.3.2 (Fox number); S.5.173

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)