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Atlas and the Hesperides

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

Medium/Technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions Diameter, unframed: 120 inches
Credit Line Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912 and Picture Fund
Accession Number25.643
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings

InscriptionsLower right: J S S ©
ProvenanceThe artist; commissioned by the MFA in 1921 for $40,000 (for 25.636-25.651) and installed on ceiling side aisle, Huntington Avenue stairway, 1925.