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Sketch for the Joyful Mysteries, The Annunciation - The Angel Gabriel - Boston Public Library Murals
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
1903–16
Medium/Technique
Charcoal and white chalk on pink laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 61.5 x 47 cm (24 3/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession Number28.1789
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
DescriptionSee large group of Sargent drawings accessioned in 1928; 1928--This sheet was skipped when mistaken for a closely related drawing (28.571)
InscriptionsRecto in graphite pencil: l.r.: 5.1.6 A8 (Fox number)
Verso in graphite pencil: u.l.: S.6.104; 5.1.6; l.l.: 5.1.6
Verso in graphite pencil: u.l.: S.6.104; 5.1.6; l.l.: 5.1.6
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)