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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 Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912
Accession Number25.643
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings

InscriptionsLower right: J S S ©
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.