Panorama Landscape of Nebi Samouel (from Sketchbook)
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
5 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (13.3 x 21 cm)
Classification
Drawing
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond, 1950
Accession Number
50.130.150ss recto
Tags
Art Historical Context
Mary Newbold Sargent's *Panorama Landscape of Nebi Samouel (from Sketchbook)*, created in 1904, captures a sweeping vista of this historic site near Jerusalem, known as the traditional tomb of the biblical prophet Samuel. Rendered in graphite on a modest sheet of paper measuring just 5¼ x 8¼ inches, this intimate sketch exemplifies the portability and immediacy of pencil drawing, ideal for an artist traveling abroad. As an American artist whose work resides in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Wing, Sargent offers a window into early 20th-century Western fascination with the Holy Land,...
About the Artist
Mary Newbold Sargent · 1826–1906
Mary Newbold Sargent (née Singer, 1826–1906) was born on April 24, 1826, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John Singer, a tanner and merchant, and Mary Smith Newbold. She married Dr. FitzWilliam Sargent, an eye surgeon, on June 27, 1850, in Philadelphia. The death of their first daughter, Mary Newbold Sargent (1851–1853), triggered a profound emotional crisis for Mary, prompting the family to aban...