Double-sided Drawing for Boston Public Library Murals - Frieze of Prophets
a. (Recto) Amos with Staff and Rope
b. (Verso) Draped Standing Male Figure Grasping (?)
John Singer Sargent
(American, 1856–1925)
1890–95
Medium/Techniquea. (Recto): charcoal on paper
b. (Verso): charcoal on paper
DimensionsSheet: 61 x 48.2 cm (24 x 19 in.)
Credit LineThe Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession number28.531
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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)
John Singer Sargent
Late 19th to early 20th century
