Mrs Henry White by John Singer Sargent

Art print of a hand-painted study after John Singer Sargent, by Riya Kumari

After John Singer Sargent, Mrs Henry White, 1883 Sargent was famous for his portraits and his clientele included some of the most affluent, aristocratic, and fashionable people of his time. Wealthy American socialite Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd White (Mrs Henry White) and her husband commissioned Sargent to paint her portrait. This is a close-up study of the painting.

About the painting

Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd White (Mrs. Henry White), John Singer Sargent, 1883

Artist
John Singer Sargent
Year
1883
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
225.1 × 143.8 cm (88.6 × 56.6 in)
Where it hangs
National Gallery of Art, Washington

Who was Mrs Henry White?

Margaret (Daisy) White, an American society figure married to the diplomat Henry White. The couple commissioned Sargent to paint her in Paris in 1883, the same years he was working on his famous Madame X.

How was it painted?

After only a few sittings she left Paris for the south of France. Sargent followed her to Nice and kept working on the portrait there and back in his Paris studio: a full-length, life-size portrait.

Where is the original?

In the National Gallery of Art in Washington. It hung in the Corcoran Gallery of Art from 1949 and came to the National Gallery in 2014. It is oil on canvas, 225.1 × 143.8 cm.

A5 print

Size
A5, 5.8 x 8.3 in (14.8 x 21 cm)
Medium
Archival Giclée print on Hahnemühle German Etching (310 gsm) paper
Framing
Unframed
Certificate
Certificate of authenticity included

A5 print, A3 frame

Size
A5, 5.8 x 8.3 in (14.8 x 21 cm)
Medium
Archival Giclée print on Hahnemühle German Etching (310 gsm) paper
Framing
Matted frame, 13 x 17 in
Certificate
Certificate of authenticity included
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