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Double-sided Drawing: a. (Recto) Sketch of a Child with Hands Crossed; b. (Verso) Profile of Bearded Cleric
Double-sided Drawing: a. (Recto) Sketch of a Child with Hands Crossed; b. (Verso) Profile of Bearded Cleric

Double-sided Drawing: a. (Recto) Sketch of a Child with Hands Crossed; b. (Verso) Profile of Bearded Cleric

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
Medium/Techniquea. (Recto): charcoal on paper b. (Verso): graphite pencil
DimensionsSheet: 11.5 x 17 cm (4 1/2 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit LineThe Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession number28.922
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsGraphite: l.l.: J.S. 290Provenance1925, 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)