John Singer Sargent
(1856-1925), Portrait and landscape painter and muralistSitter in 5 portraits
Artist associated with 72 portraits
John Singer Sargent, the son of an American doctor, was born in Florence. He studied painting in Italy and France and in 1884 caused a sensation at the Paris Salon with his painting of Madame Gautreau. The scandal persuaded Sargent to move to England and over the next few years he established himself as the country's leading portrait painter. He made several visits to the USA where as well as portraits he worked on a series of decorative paintings for public buildings such as the Boston Public Library (1890) and the Museum of Fine Arts (1916).
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by The Autotype Company, after John Singer Sargent
collotype, (1910)
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Dame Jessie Percy Butler Wilton Phipps (née Duncan)
by Paul Laib, after John Singer Sargent
photogravure, (1912)
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after John Singer Sargent
photograph, before 1929 (1913)
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after John Singer Sargent
photograph, before 1929 (1913)
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after John Singer Sargent
photograph, before 1929 (1913)
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after John Singer Sargent
photographic reproduction, 1915-1930 (1915)
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Charles Robert Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer
by Paul Laib, after John Singer Sargent
photograph, 1919 or before (1916)
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by and published by Houghton Mifflin Company, after Sir Emery Walker, after John Singer Sargent
photogravure, 1916 (1913)
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by Frank Short, after John Singer Sargent
mezzotint, 1917 (1906)
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Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard
after John Singer Sargent
collotype, (1919)
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William Hall Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree
after John Singer Sargent
photographic reproduction, after 1919
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Mabell Frances Elizabeth (née Gore), Countess of Airlie
after John Singer Sargent
photograph of drawing, (1923)
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