Sargent, F.W., 1820-1889
This site provides access to the papers of F. W. (Fitzwilliam) Sargent in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2016, and total 1,056 images.
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Size: 0.4 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of medical doctor F.W. Sargent measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1854 to 1960. Found within the papers are letters to his family with references to his son, John Singer Sargent. Also included are letters and photographs of works of art by John Singer Sargent.
Medical doctor F.W. (FitzWilliam) Sargent (1820-1889) lived and worked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania until 1854, whereupon he and his wife, Mary Newbold Singer, traveled to Europe and eventually settled in Paris. The Sargents traveled seasonally with their children to sea and mountain resorts in Germany, France, Italy, and Switzerland. His eldest child is the painter John Singer Sargent.
The F.W. Sargent papers were donated in 1963 by Sargent's great-nephew, Winthrop Sargent.
The collection is in English.
This site provides access to the papers of F. W. (Fitzwilliam) Sargent in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2016, and total 1,056 images.
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
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