Sargent was eighteen when he made this sketch of the fellow art student with whom he shared a studio, James Carroll Beckwith. It was drawn in 1874, the year Sargent began studying with Carolus-Duran. Seeing it gave me an idea of just how confident and skillful Sargent was when he showed the portfolio that won him admiration from the master and the other students in the atelier.
For a relatively early self-portrait by Sargent, click here. For Beckwith’s 1875 sketch of Sargent, click here.
For a relatively early self-portrait by Sargent, click here. For Beckwith’s 1875 sketch of Sargent, click here.
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