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Sketch for rotunda and stairway of Museum of Fine Arts
Sketch for Rotunda of Museum of Fine Arts - Architectural sketch for rotunda and stairway
Sketch for rotunda and stairway of Museum of Fine Arts
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
1917–21
Medium/Technique
Charcoal and graphite pencil on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 47.5 x 62 cm (18 11/16 x 24 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession Number28.636
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsRecto in graphite pencil:l.r.: 14.2 (Fox number); 28.636
Verso in graphite pencil: u.r.: S.5.21; u.l.: 14.2
Verso in graphite pencil: u.r.: S.5.21; u.l.: 14.2
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)