Study of a Nude Youth for Figural Relief over Rotunda Tondo, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1929.297
People: John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England)
Title: Study of a Nude Youth for Figural Relief over Rotunda Tondo, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Study of a Male Nude; Study for Boys over Circular Frames
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 1917-1919
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/306407

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Charcoal on off-white laid paper

Dimensions

47.2 x 63 cm (18 9/16 x 24 13/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: l.r., graphite: (161)
inscription: l.r., graphite: 10.9.19
inscription: l.l. of verso, graphite: 10.9.19
watermark: L. BERVILLE (FRANCE) / [in script:] Lalanne

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: To the artist's sisters, Violet (Mrs. Francis) Ormond and Emily Sargent, at his death, 1925; their gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1929.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Francis Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession Year: 1929
Object Number: 1929.297
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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