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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1929.270
People
John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England)
Title
Study for Hesperides, for "Atlas and the Hesperides," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Study of Female Nude
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1922-1924
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/306552

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Charcoal on off-white laid paper
Dimensions
46.8 x 63.2 cm (18 7/16 x 24 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: l.r., graphite: 12.8.4 / [encircled:] 9
  • watermark: MBM (FRANCE) / INGRES D'ARCHES

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
1929.270
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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