Two Archers, after an Achaemenid Relief in the Louvre

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1937.8.145
People: John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England)
Title: Two Archers, after an Achaemenid Relief in the Louvre
Other Titles: Former Title: Two Mesopotamian Archers after an Enamel Relief with Color Notations
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: c. 1891-1892
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/310140

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

17.7 × 25.7 cm (6 15/16 × 10 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: in image, graphite: [color notations]

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: 1937.8.145
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/22/2018 - 07/31/2018

Verification Level

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