DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Design for Ornament, with Angels; verso: Design for Ornament; Sketch for Synagogue, Boston Public Library

1895-1919

Artists

John Singer SargentArtist

Description

Upper right quadrant of recto shows ink blotting through from verso.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite and black ink on off-white wove paper (recto and verso)

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

25.5 x 36.8 cm (10 1/16 x 14 1/2 in.)

Provenance

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.

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