Portrait of George Henschel
Portrait of George Henschel
Artist
John Singer Sargent
(1856 - 1925)
Date1889
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions25 x 21 in. (63.5 x 53.3 cm)
Framed: 32 3/8 × 28 1/4 × 2 7/8 in.
Framed: 32 3/8 × 28 1/4 × 2 7/8 in.
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LinePromised Gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
Signedu.r.: John S. Sargent. '89
On View
On viewThis portrait was painted in approximately five sittings—or “standings”—during which Henschel was required to stand on a platform and sing for Sargent. When Henschel’s wife saw the portrait for the first time, she remarked, “How beautiful! It’s George having arrived in heaven.”
Inscribedu.l.: To my friend Henschel
