Sketchbook of Greek and Near East Subjects
Medium
Drawings in watercolor, graphite, and gouache on toned wove paper; bound in linen-covered cardboard
Dimensions
Cover: 5 1/4 x 8 in. (13.3 x 20.3 cm) Sheets: 4 7/8 x 7 13/16 in. (12.4 x 19.8 cm)
Classification
Sketchbook
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond, 1950
Accession Number
50.130.150
Tags
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...