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Man in a circle (for MFA mural project)
Seated Man (in Roundel)
Man in a circle (for MFA mural project)
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
1916–21
Medium/Technique
Charcoal on a sheet of cream, medium thick, slightly textured laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 47.6 x 47.6 cm (18 3/4 x 18 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous bequest
Accession Number2012.15
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
DescriptionEarly idea for one of the roundels in MFA Rotunda. Cf. oil sketch of History in a Roundel at Harvard (1994.168)
InscriptionsIn charcoal, l.l.: John S. Sargent
ProvenanceIgnatz M. Gaugengigl, Boston (1855-1930); Oct. 1, 1925 to Edwin Ginn; by inheritence to deceased owner, Marion, MA; gift of the estate. (Acquisition date: January 25, 2012)