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Study for "History," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston by John Singer Sargent — VisualArtsDB

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Study for "History," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Study for "History," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Study for "History," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

John Singer Sargent

1916–1921

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 114.3 x 114.3 cm (45 x 45 in.) framed: 118.1 x 118.1 x 3.8 cm (46 1/2 x 46 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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See related Fogg Art Museum drawings: 1931.166, 1931.167, 1929.299.

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