The Head of the Burnt Offering
sculptor
John Singer Sargent
(Florence, 1856 - 1925, London)
Date1903-1916
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumPlaster
Dimensions25.7 x 50.2 cm (10 1/8 x 19 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS11s7.7
eMuseum ID729162
Original NumberS11n32-s
EmbARK ObjectID11458
TMS Source ID666
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 76.
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 162-63, no. 206i.
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 162-63, no. 206i.
ProvenanceNotesGift from John Singer Sargent to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1916–1919.
