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Sketch of boats in a stormy sea

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
about 1876

Medium/Technique Graphite pencil with pen and ink on paper
Dimensions Sheet: 12.8 x 19.4 cm (5 1/16 x 7 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 Number28.923
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsDrawings

InscriptionsGraphite: l.l.: J.S. 299
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)