Collection Highlights
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Seen from the Back, Seated at an Easel and Holding a Palette
1875
1935.85.2.83
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of Album 2
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
"Fame"; Study of a Skull Crowned with Laurel Leaves
Title
"Fame"; Study of a Skull Crowned with Laurel Leaves
Date
1878
Medium
Graphite on ivory paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (9.5 x 14.6 cm)
Description
See newsclipping in Beckwith scrapbook in NYHS library, volume 1, page 2.
Drawing from a bound album with 180 drawings (179 tipped in, one on verso of album page) by Beckwith and Sargent.
Credit Line
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Object Number
1935.85.1.11
Inscriptions
Inscribed in graphite at lower left: "Fame"; at upper right: "Carroll / Beckwith / 1878"; below at lower right: "First Note for / a Picture"; below: "Boboli gard
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
