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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1937.11.73
People
John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England)
Title
Studies for Second Angel at Right, "Israel and the Law," Boston Public Library
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing, album page
Date
1895 - 1916
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196243

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Charcoal on cream laid paper
Dimensions
63 x 48.3 cm (24 13/16 x 19 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: l.r., red pencil: 73
  • watermark: [circle with design of caduceus and anchor] / FRANCE

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
To the artist's sisters, Violet (Mrs. Francis) Ormond and Emily Sargent, at his death, 1925; gift of Mrs. Ormond to the Fogg Art Museum, 1937.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond
Accession Year
1937
Object Number
1937.11.73
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Mary Crawford Volk, The Evocative Line: Preparatory Sketches for "Israel and the Law" by John Singer Sargent, exh. cat., Vose Galleries of Boston, Inc. (Boston, MA, 2004), pp. 7-8

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