Harvard Art Museums > 1937.7.15.15: Sketch of Peacock, from the rear Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Sketch of Peacock, from the rear (John Singer Sargent) , 1937.7.15.15,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/197718. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1937.7.15.15 People John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England) Title Sketch of Peacock, from the rear Classification Drawings Work Type sketchbook page, drawing Date c. 1884 - 1889 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/197718 Physical Descriptions Medium Graphite on brown wove paper Dimensions 9.2 x 16.2 cm (3 5/8 x 6 3/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: u.r., red-brown ink: 15 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 1937.7.15.15 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description The peacock is drawn upside down from the orientation of the book. Publication History Stephanie Herdrich and Helen Barbara Weinberg, American Drawings and Watercolors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singer Sargent, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY, 2000), p. 191, under nos. 181-183 Related Works 1937.7.15 John Singer Sargent Sketchbook ("Munich. July 1st 1884"): Figure and Animal Studies Drawings Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
