Museum of Fine Arts

Artwork Details 

Title: Charles Stewart, Sixth Marquess of Londonderry, Carrying the Great Sword of State at the Coronation of King Edward VII, August 1902 and Mr. W. C. Beaumont, His Page on that Occasion, 1904
Dated: 1902/1904
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 287 x 195.6 cm (113 x 77 in.)
Location: Museum of Fine Arts
City, State: Boston, MA
Provenance:
Was in the Collection of Henry R. Kravis (per John Singer Sargent; Patricia Hills Whitney Museum, 1987) prior to Musuem of fine Arts, Boston purchase as of July 2003. One source who claims to have been near the transaction says the price was in the neighborhood of 3 million.
Notes:
From: Boston Globe Date: 7/2/2003 Museum adds a SargentĀ  to collection By Geoff Edgers Read more