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Apollo in His Chariot with the Hours

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
1922–25

Medium/Technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions 327.66 x 767.08 cm (129 x 302 in.)
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912
Accession Number25.640
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings

InscriptionsLower right, vertically: JOHN S SARGENT ©
Provenance1927, commissioned from the artist by the MFA; 1925, commission completed and installed in the MFA Colonnade. (Accession Date: October 4, 1917)

NOTE:

The MFA paid Sargent $40,000 to complete 25.636—25.651.