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Sketch for Gog and Magog - Ionic Capital - Boston Public Library Murals

Sketch for Gog and Magog - Ionic Capital - Boston Public Library Murals

(American, 1856–1925)
1903–16
Medium/TechniqueCharcoal on paper
DimensionsSheet: 48 x 63 cm (18 7/8 x 24 13/16 in.)
Credit LineThe Sargent Collection—Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession number28.539
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsRecto in graphite pencil: l.r.: 2.1.14 (Fox number); u.l.: 28.539 Verso in graphite pencil: u.r.: S.6.163; u.l.: 2.1.14; l.l.: 2.1.14
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)