Prostrate Male Nude, for "Israelites Oppressed," Boston Public Library | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1937.8.187
People: John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England)
Title: Prostrate Male Nude, for "Israelites Oppressed," Boston Public Library
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 1890-1895
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/310399

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Charcoal on off-white laid paper
Dimensions: actual: 16.6 x 38.3 cm (6 9/16 x 15 1/16 in.)

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: 1937.8.187
Division: European and American Art
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Descriptions

Description: The sheet has charcoal transfer from Fogg drawing 1937.8.11. Matted with and related to 1937.8.11.

Verification Level

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