Two Sketches of a Jeweled Crown for "Handmaid of the Lord," Boston Public Library; verso: Lower Quarter of a Portrait Study of a Woman

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1937.8.110
People: John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England)
Title: Two Sketches of a Jeweled Crown for "Handmaid of the Lord," Boston Public Library; verso: Lower Quarter of a Portrait Study of a Woman
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 1895-1916
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/310516

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: actual: 17.5 x 34.7 cm (6 7/8 x 13 11/16 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: 1937.8.110
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Two separate sheets have been glued together and mounted to a single backing. Each is c. 19.1 cm wide.

Verification Level

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