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Sketch for Apollo in his Chariot with the Hours - Apollo (MFA Stairway)


Sketch of Apollo for Apollo in his Chariot with the Hours
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
1921–25

Medium/Technique Charcoal on paper
Dimensions Sheet: 48 x 63.5 cm (18 7/8 x 25 in.)
Credit Line The Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession Number28.653
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsDrawings

InscriptionsL.r.: in graphite pencil 12.5.2 (Fox number)
Provenance1925, upon the artist's death, by inheritance to his sisters, Emily Sargent (b. 1857 - d. 1936) and Violet Sargent Ormond (b. 1870 - d. 1955); 1928, gift of Emily Sargent and Violet Ormond to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 4, 1928)