Double- sided drawing for "Apollo in his Chariot with the Hours"(MFA Stairway) a. (Recto)Two Sketches of Male Nude (front view) b. (Verso) Various sketches: male nude, limbs, and compositional designs

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Double- sided drawing for "Apollo in his Chariot with the Hours"(MFA Stairway) a. (Recto)Two Sketches of Male Nude (front view) b. (Verso) Various sketches: male nude, limbs, and compositional designs

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

1921–25

Medium/Technique a. (Recto): charcoal on paper
b. (Verso): charcoal and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions Sheet: 63 x 48.5 cm (24 13/16 x 19 1/8 in.)

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

Accession Number28.658

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsDrawings

Inscriptionsa. (Recto) u. l.: in chalk S.5.113
b. (Verso) u.p.: in chalk 13;l. r.: 12.5.13

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)