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Double-sided drawing:a. (Recto) Sketch of lake with mountains behind; b. (Verso) Rough sketch of figures
Double-sided drawing:a. (Recto) Sketch of lake with mountains behind; b. (Verso) Rough sketch of figures

Double-sided drawing:a. (Recto) Sketch of lake with mountains behind;
b. (Verso) Rough sketch of figures

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
Medium/TechniqueGraphite pencil and white chalk on paper
DimensionsSheet: 19.1 x 28.3 cm (7 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.)
Credit LineThe Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession number28.920
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsRecto in graphite: l.l.: J.S. 252; verso in graphite: 1868V9Provenance1925, 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)