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Recto (a): Sketch of tackle on spar; Verso (b): Sketch of men on ship's deck
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
about 1876
Medium/Technique
Recto (a): Graphite pencil on paper; Verso (b): Pen and ink and graphite pencil on paper
Dimensions
Top: Sheet: 10.8 x 17.5 cm (4 1/4 x 6 7/8 in.)
Bottom : Sheet:11 x 18 cm (4 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Bottom : Sheet:11 x 18 cm (4 5/16 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 Number28.943.1a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsRecto: l.l. in graphite : J.S. 187
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)