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Sketch of a Venetian Holy Water Basin by John Singer Sargent — VisualArtsDB

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Sketch of a Venetian Holy Water Basin

Sketch of a Venetian Holy Water Basin

Sketch of a Venetian Holy Water Basin

John Singer Sargent

Medium: Graphite on gray laid paper
Dimensions: 22.7 x 13.9 cm (8 15/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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The drawing is affixed to the verso of the page. The sheet appears to have been cut from a sketchbook, as one edge is irregular.

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