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Sargent, John Singer,
Portrait male -- Balfour, Arthur James Balfour, Earl of,
Occupation -- Other
Painting
Arthur James Balfour, (painting).
Artist:
Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925, painter.
Title:
Arthur James Balfour, (painting).
Other Titles:
Earl of Balfour, (painting).
Dates:
1908.
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
101 x 58 in. (256.5 x 147.3 cm)
Inscription:
(Upper left:) John S. Sargent (Upper right:) 1908 signed
Description:
Full-length standing portrait of Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930) leaning his extended right arm on a pillar.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Balfour, Arthur James Balfour, Earl of, -- Full length
Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
National Portrait Gallery, London, England
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Carlton Club, London, England
Purchased 2002.
Remarks:
Commissioned by members of the Carlton Club, London in 1908.
References:
Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 3, The later portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2003, no. 550.
McKibbin, David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1956.
Illustration:
Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 3, The later portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2003, pg. 205.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAP 81690058
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