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John Singer Sargent
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American (born in Ireland), 1848–1907)
1880
Object Place: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Plaster
Dimensions
Overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Elizabeth Amis Cameron Blanchard in memory of my friend, John Singer Sargent
Accession Number57.41
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSculpture
Inscribed “My Friend John Sargent,” this medallion documents the friendship between two of the leading artists of the American Renaissance. Saint-Gaudens and Sargent became friends in Paris and were devoted admirers of each other’s art.
Catalogue Raisonné
68
DescriptionBas-relief portrait on a plaster roundel
Inscriptions"MY . FRIEND . IOHN / SARGENT . PARIS . / IVLX . M . D . C . CCLXXX . / FECE . / A ST G (monogram) / BRVTTO / RITRATTO
ProvenanceElizabeth Amis Cameron Blanchard, New York