Harvard Art Museums > 1937.8.135: Wall Relief of Lions at Denderah, Egypt 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"Wall Relief of Lions at Denderah, Egypt (John Singer Sargent) , 1937.8.135,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/310341. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1937.8.135 People John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England) Title Wall Relief of Lions at Denderah, Egypt Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date c. 1891 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/310341 Physical Descriptions Medium Gray wash, graphite, and charcoal on off-white wove paper Dimensions 25.8 x 35.4 cm (10 3/16 x 13 15/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: l.r., graphite: Denderah 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 1937.8.135 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 Transfer of charcoal from another drawing on verso. Publication History Elaine Kilmurray and Richard Ormond, John Singer Sargent, exh. cat., Tate Gallery Publishing Limited (London, England, 1998), p. 184, under no. 74 Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: Figures and Landscapes, 1883-1899, Yale University Press (U.S.) (New Haven and London, 2010), pp. 215, 222, repr. p. 215, fig. 139 Exhibition History John Singer Sargent, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 12/14/2000 - 03/18/2001 Related Works 1937.8.137 John Singer Sargent Study of an Egyptian Architectural Facade Drawings 1937.8.136 John Singer Sargent Falcon, Mummy, and Vulture, after an Egyptian original Drawings 1937.8.10 John Singer Sargent Ceiling at Denderah; verso: Two Colossi in the Desert Drawings 1937.8.139 John Singer Sargent Coptic Church Interior, Old Cairo Drawings 1937.8.138 John Singer Sargent Wall Relief of Three Egyptian Figures; verso: Study of Egyptian Figure 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
