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Sketch for Apollo in his Chariot with the Hours - One of the Hours - (MFA Stairway)

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

Late 19th to early 20th century

Medium/Technique Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions Sheet: 46 x 18 cm (18 1/8 x 7 1/16 in.)

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

Accession Number28.801

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsDrawings

InscriptionsRecto in graphite pencil: l.r.: 12.5.2 (Fox number); u.c.: "tracing for upper part"
Verso in graphite pencil: u.l.: S.5.26

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)