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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1931.100
People
John Singer Sargent, American (Florence, Italy 1856 - 1925 London, England)
Title
Study for a Venetian Facade--La Madonnetta House; verso: Portrait of a Lady
Other Titles
Alternate Title: A Venetian Palace
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th-20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/306532

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
actual: 32.4 x 26.2 cm (12 3/4 x 10 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: l.l., graphite: J. S. 67

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
To the artist's sisters, Violet (Mrs. Francis) Ormond and Emily Sargent, at his death, 1925; their gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1931.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Francis Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent
Accession Year
1931
Object Number
1931.100
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Richard Ormond and Elaine Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: Figures and Landscapes, 1874-1882, Yale University Press (New Haven and London, 2006), mentioned p. 318, fig. 214

Exhibition History

  • Boston Back Bay Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, 11/01/1969 - 01/11/1970
  • John Singer Sargent, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 12/14/2000 - 03/18/2001

Verification Level

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