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Water Carriers on the Nile

A work made of oil on canvas.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

1891

Artist:

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

John Singer Sargent

Title

Water Carriers on the Nile

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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1891

Medium

Oil on canvas

Inscriptions

Stamped on verso: "JSS"

Dimensions

54.3 × 65.4 cm (21 3/8 × 25 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection

Reference Number

1935.445

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