The Duke of Marlborough, (painting).

The Duke of Marlborough, (painting).

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925, painter.

The Duke of Marlborough, (painting).

Oval: 47 x 37 1/2 in. (119.4 x 95.2 cm)

Half-length portrait of the Duke of Marlborough (1871-1934) wearing black robes, the same costume worn in the full-length family portrait (see IAP 81890043).

Portrait male -- Marlborough, Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, Duke of, -- Waist length

Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat

Marlborough, Duke of, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England

Portrait has remained in the family's collection at the Blenheim Palace since its creation.

Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 3, The later portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2003, no. 487.

Ormond, Richard, "John Singer Sargent: paintings, drawings, watercolors," New York: Harper & Row, 1970.

Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 3, The later portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2003, pg. 147.

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