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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1929.285
People
John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England)
Title
Study of a Horse for "The Fall of Gog and Magog," Boston Public Library
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1895-1916
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/306591

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Charcoal with extensive stumping on blue modern laid paper
Dimensions
47 × 61.4 cm (18 1/2 × 24 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: u.r., graphite: 2.1.4 D
  • watermark: INGRES / FRANCE [with letters JA in oval]

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
1929.285
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Sargent in the Studio: Drawings, Sketchbooks, and Oil Sketches, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/10/1999 - 09/26/1999
  • HAA 10 Survey Course (S421): The Western Tradition: Art Since the Renaissance (Fall 08 Rotation 2), Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/23/2008 - 11/16/2008
  • HAA 10 Survey Course (S421): The Western Tradition: Art Since the Renaissance (Fall 09 Rotation 2), Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/16/2009 - 11/08/2009

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