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John Singer Sargent, American
(1856 - 1925)
Study for Scorpio for "Phaethon," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, c. 1922-1924
Graphite on off-white laid paper, squared
316 cm. x 291 cm., actual
Fogg Art Museum, Gift of John Singer Sargent, to Agassiz Museum, 1963.159
Signature: graphite, l.r.: John S. Sargent
Marks:
label: back of frame, paper, graphite, l.r.: John S. Sargent: F.W. Bayley and Son / Copley Gallery / 103 Newbury Street / Boston
Notes:
Label on back of frame: F.W. Bayley and Son/ Copley Gallery/ 103 Newbury Street/ Boston See also oil sketch for "Atlas and the Hesperides," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in which the scorpion is replaced by the crab, or Cancer.
Provenance:
Sargent, John Singer (Creator). Created c. .1922-1924.
Agassiz Museum, Harvard University (Owner)..
Fine Arts Department, Harvard University (Owner)., Transfer from Fine Arts Department 1963.
Keywords: Animals / Mural Studies / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston / Mythology