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Two Sketches - a. Double-sided Drawing : (Recto) Woman Seated on the Ground, (Verso) Standing Male Figure  b. Man Working at a Table
Two Sketches - a. Double-sided Drawing : (Recto) Woman Seated on the Ground, (Verso) Standing Male Figure b. Man Working at a Table

Two Sketches - a. Double-sided Drawing : (Recto) Woman Seated on the Ground, (Verso) Standing Male Figure b. Man Working at a Table

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
about 1875
Medium/Techniquea. (Recto): charcoal and graphite pencil on paper b. (Verso): charcoal and graphite pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet: a. 9.5 x 14.9 cm (3 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
Shhet: b. 10 x 16.3 cm ( 3 15/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Credit LineThe Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession number28.952
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
Inscriptionsa. Graphite: l.l.: J.S. 221; l.r.: "April 16th 75 b. Graphite: l.l.: J.S. 221-(?)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)