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Sketch for the Sorrowful Mysteries, The Carrying of the Cross - Head and Shoulders of a Man - Boston Public Library Murals

Sketch for the Sorrowful Mysteries, The Carrying of the Cross - Head and Shoulders of a Man - Boston Public Library Murals

(American, 1856–1925)
1903–16
Medium/TechniqueCharcoal on paper
DimensionsSheet: 62 x 47.5 cm (24 7/16 x 18 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 number28.604
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsRecto in graphite pencil: l.r.: 6.4.1 D2 (Fox number) Verso in graphite pencil: u.l.: S.6.10; 6.4.1; l.l.: 6.4.1
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)