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

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: Painting
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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Study for the Prophet Elijah, Boston Public Library; verso: Studies for Moses; Profiles

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Anamorphic Skull

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Woman and Child in a Hammock (recto and verso)

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John Singer Sargent, 1880

Album Leaf with Stencil and Drawing; verso: Album Leaf with Two Drawings

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John Singer Sargent, 1905

Four Studies of Dancers for "El Jaleo;" verso: Reclining Woman

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John Singer Sargent, 1880

Studies for "Judgment"

Studies for "Judgment"

John Singer Sargent, 1903

Sketch of Small Boats

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John Singer Sargent, 1872

Head and Torso for one of Angels at Right, "Israel and the Law," Boston Public Library

Head and Torso for one of Angels at Right, "Israel and the Law," Boston Public Library

John Singer Sargent, 1895

Study for Second Angel from Left, "Israel and the Law," Boston Public Library

Study for Second Angel from Left, "Israel and the Law," Boston Public Library

John Singer Sargent, 1895

Old Man with a White Beard

Old Man with a White Beard

John Singer Sargent, 1891

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

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

John Singer Sargent, 1916