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John Singer Sargent

Portrait of Manuel García
Now On View

Maker

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925)

Title

Portrait of Manuel García

Year

1904-1905

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

138.1 x 97.2 cm (54 3/8 x 38 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed and dated UR:John S. Sargent 1905

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

19.141

Type

  • Paintings

Provenance

Commissioned work by 20 international learned societies and 8-0 individuals sharing in the expense and presented to Garcia on the occasion of his 101st birthday.
Manuel Garcia, London, by 1905
By 1906, heirs/family of Manuel Garcia, England
Copley Gallery, Boston.

Exhibition History

Romanticism and Revival
Nineteenth-Century American Art from the Permanent Collection
Dec 04, 1992 – Jun 26, 1993
American Painting and Sculpture from the Permanent Collection
Jun 26, 1987 – Jan 03, 1988
Days Gone By
Jul 01, 1971 – Sep 26, 1971

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925)
Portrait of Manuel García, 1904-1905
Oil on canvas
138.1 x 97.2 cm (54 3/8 x 38 1/4 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 19.141

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