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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1931.94.B
People
John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England)
Title
Studies of Sword Hilts; verso: Studies of Sword Hilts
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th-20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/310600

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper, mounted on cardboard
Dimensions
actual: 24.2 x 14.5 cm (9 1/2 x 5 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: l.l., graphite: J.S.9a

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, 1931.

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
1931
Object Number
1931.94.B
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

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