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 | Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts 1906 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | 
From: Douglas Snyder
(das
2@erols.com)
Date: Fri,
1 Aug 2003
One of the
most outstanding portraits (in my opinion) is Sargent's
portrait of Frederick Sleigh Robert (The Earl of Kandahar). Sargent
captures the essence of this career military man (who served in India,
Afghanistan and South Africa) in a most masculine portrayal of... | GA | igrkio |
 | Frieze of Angels 1903 Boston Public Library Boston, MA |
The Frieze
of Angels with eight in number represent Regeneration and the Resurrection as
Christ rose on the eighth day.
Below
Christ's feet and between the two angles is a pelican feeding its young from
the blood of its breast which is also an ancient symbol of the Resurrection
(Charteris P.166).
The Doctrine of the
Trinity,... | GA | igrkio |
 | Frieze of Prophets Oil on canvas Boston Public Library Boston, MA |
In 1913,
"The Prophets," were featured in the New York Times in an extensive
spread
The Israelites
Oppressed lunette and Frieze of
the Prophets
(North End)
General view of
North End, Sargent Hall, Boston Public Library
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 | Frieze of the Prophets (Study) c. 1892 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA |
As John
works at Morgan Hall (with Abbey) he toys with different conceptual ideas for
his Library decorations. This particular Prophet study shows him wrestling with
the arrangement. The demonstrative arms flailing upwards would indicate this
was an early study for the "Despairing Profits" -- four in this case
-- what would later become... | GA | igrkio |
 | Gabriel Faure June 1898 Collection of Robert Cecil USA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Gabriel Faure and Mrs.Patrick Campbell (sketch) 1898 | GA | igrkio | |
 | Ganymede and the Eagle 1921 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA |
Notes:
Special
thanks to Lee Sandstead of New York, for being a friend of the JSS Gallery, for
taking this picture on his trip and sharing this with us.
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 | Garden at Villa Corsini, Florence c. 1906-1910 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | igrkio | |
 | Garden Gate watercolor 1918 Imperial War Museum London, UK |
Note:
The image
was taken in the Imperial War Museum, London in the "Sargent
Room" by
jkasummer05 (from webshots) uploaded:
Jul 8, 2005.
The
painting, no doubt, is part of the grouping of watercolors that Sargent gave to the museum
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 | Garden near Lucca c. 1910 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent
