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Portrait of Miss Dorothy Vickers 
John Singer Sargent -- American painter 
c. 1884 
Private collection 
Oil on canvas  
45.72 x 38.1 cm (18 x 15 in.)
Jpg: The Athenaeum
 
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Notes: 

Provenance: 

Formerly in the collection of Vickers, V. C., Mrs,
 
Remarks: 

Formerly identified as a portrait of Izme Vickers (identified as such in McKibbin, 1956, and Christie's Sale 5238). For more information see Ormond & Kilmurray, 1998.
 
Bibliography: 

Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 1, The early portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998, no. 136.
Christie's Sale, Edith 5238 (Dec. 3, 1982), lot 122.
McKibbin, David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1956.
 
Illustration: 
Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 1, The early portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998, pg. 137.
Christie's Sale, Edith 5238, (Dec. 3, 1982), lot 122.
 

Control Number:  IAP 81690437
 
 
 

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