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John Singer Sargent, American
(1856 - 1925)
Study of a Horse for "The Fall of Gog and Magog," Boston Public Library, 1895-1916
Charcoal on blue laid paper
47 cm. x 61.4 cm., actual
Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Francis Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent, 1929.285
Marks:
inscription: u.r., graphite: 2.1.4 D
watermark: : INGRES / FRANCE [with letters JA in oval]
Notes:
Text for "Sargent in the Studio: Drawings, Sketchbooks, and Oil Sketches," 1999: This bold sketch showing the musculature of a horse's chest and legs was tilted slightly for use at the right of "The Fall of Gog and Magog," the oil sketch for which hangs nearby. The Fogg owns a related oil sketch, 1933.155, of "The Fall of Gog and Magog," and a study of bent legs related to the same composition, Fogg drawing 1929.306.
Provenance:
Sargent, John Singer (Creator). Created 1895-1916, To his sisters, at his death 1925.
Sargent, Emily, and Mrs. Francis Ormond (Owner). From their brother, the artist, at his death 1925, Gift to Fogg Art Museum 1929.
Exhibition History:
Sargent in the Studio: Drawings, Sketchbooks, and Oil Sketches, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/10/1999 - 09/05/1999
Keywords: Animals / Boston / Boston Public Library / Mural Studies