Sketch for the Danaïdes - Two Figures Draped (MFA Stairway)

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

1921–25

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 number28.647

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ClassificationsDrawings

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InscriptionsL. r. in graphite pencil: 12.1.11 (Fox number) U. r. in graphite pencil: 30

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)

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1903–16

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1903–16

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