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Sketch of a Lady on Horseback, Sidesaddle

(American, 1856–1925)
Medium/TechniqueBrown wash over graphite pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet: 24 x 29.8 cm (9 7/16 x 11 3/4 in.)
Credit LineThe Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession number28.935
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsGraphite: l.l.: J.S. 172; red pencil: l.r.: "Copy"
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)