John Singer Sargent's Sketch for Hercules and the Hydra  (2)
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Sketch for Hercules and the Hydra - Small Study, Head
John Singer Sargent -- American painter
1921–25
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Graphite pencil on paper
27 x 43.8 cm (10 5/8 x 17 1/4 in.)
Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Violet Ormond in memory of their brother John Singer Sargent 28.710

Jpg: MFA

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Studies for  Hercules and the Hydra
 Index


 

 
Hercules and the Hydra 
Stairway Side Aisle mural 
1922–25

 
Stairway Ceiling Decorations
 
Looking straight up


Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Notes:


Provenance:
The artist; Miss Emily Sargent and Miss Violet Ormond, sisters of the artist; to MFA, October 4, 1928, gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Miss Violet Ormond.



 


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