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Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Phelps Stokes

1897
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 771
The New Yorkers Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes (1867–1944) and Edith Minturn (1867–1937) married in 1895. As a wedding gift, a friend of the couple commissioned a portrait of the young bride from Sargent. The artist initially selected an evening gown for the sitting, but he soon decided to portray Minturn in sporty, modern day-wear with a Great Dane at her side. When the dog was not available, her husband had "a sudden inspiration," and "offered to assume the role of the Great Dane in the picture." The compelling result was soon regarded as one of Sargent’s most important double portraits.

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  • Title: Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Phelps Stokes
  • Artist: John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London)
  • Date: 1897
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 84 1/4 x 39 3/4 in. (214 x 101 cm)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Edith Minturn Phelps Stokes (Mrs. I. N.), 1938
  • Object Number: 38.104
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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