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Two Sketches of a Swan by John Singer Sargent — VisualArtsDB

Two Sketches of a Swan

Two Sketches of a Swan

John Singer Sargent

Medium: Graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: actual: 13.3 x 20.3 cm (5 1/4 x 8 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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This drawing is matted with three other drawings of swans: 1937.8.82, 1937.8.83, 1937.8.84.

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