John Singer SargentAmerican, 1856–1925Mrs. Hugh Hammersley
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Yes, receiving visitors
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Room771New York, United States
On public display.
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- In this state since
- Sep 26, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
Mrs. Hugh Hammersley is an 1892 painting by John Singer Sargent. It is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1998.365
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 4 days ago
- Image: Wikimedia Commons — Public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of John Singer Sargent
The whole lifec. 1890
Elected to the Royal Academy
Sargent is elected an associate of the Royal Academy and is made a full member three years later.
1890s
Fourteen portrait commissions a year
In the 1890s Sargent averages fourteen portrait commissions per year, among them the genteel “Lady Agnew of Lochnaw” (1892) and the equally well received “Mrs. Hugh Hammersley” (1892); as a portrait painter in the grand manner he is referred to as “the Van Dyck of our times”.
1893
Nine portraits at the Chicago World's Fair
In 1893 Sargent exhibits nine of his portraits in the Palace of Fine Arts at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
