Mother and Child [recto]
1872
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
![Mother and Child [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/92db105a7bab38aa/full.webp)
1872
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
You see a simple drawing of a mother and child in this sketch. The caregiver and child are dressed in casual clothes, which makes the scene feel relaxed. This sketch was made when Sargent was still a young artist, and it shows how he could draw people in a gentle way. Check out the work of artist: Sargent, John Singer, to see more of his sketches like this one.
![A Breton Woman and a Standing Man; Head and Hand of a Monkey [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/e35c46eb8cb6c297/thumb.webp)
![The Fitting [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/bdf1c75791eec1a5/thumb.webp)
