Lady Fishing - Mrs Ormond

John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925)

Tate Collection

1889

This full-length standing portrait is of the painter's sister in a white dress and small green hat. Her hands, in fawn grey gloves, hold a fishing rod. There is a grassy bank and river reflecting a blue sky dappled with white clouds.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 183 x 96 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1929
• Presented by Emily Sargent through The Art Fund

Provenance

Miss Emily Sargent

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