DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Sketch of a Man

19th-20th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

John Singer SargentPrevious attribution

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

23 x 16.3 cm (9 1/16 x 6 7/16 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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