Double-sided Drawing for Boston Public Library Murals a.(Recto): Sorrowing Figure (Mourning Angel) b.(Verso): Boy and Hand of Israel

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Double-sided Drawing for Boston Public Library Murals a.(Recto): Sorrowing Figure (Mourning Angel) b.(Verso): Boy and Hand of Israel

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

1903–16

Medium/Technique a. (Recto): charcoal and white chalk
b. (Verso): charcoal

Dimensions Sheet: 61 x 47 cm (24 x 18 1/2 in.)

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

Accession Number28.543

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsDrawings

InscriptionsRecto in graphite pencil: u.l.: 2.2.1 (Fox number)
Verso in graphite pencil: l.r.: 2.2.1; Reverse also A3

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)