Artist
Henry Sargent
Henry Sargent is an American Impressionism artist. 5 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
Henry Sargent painted lively portraits and group scenes in early 19th-century America. His brush captured intimate moments like *Boy on a Hobby Horse* and grander gatherings such as *The Tea Party*. His *Self Portrait* shows the artist at work in 1795, while *Watson and the Shark* brings a dramatic maritime scene to life. Tap *Watson and the Shark* to see how Sargent handled drama and movement in oil.
Works by Henry Sargent
Collections represented
Museum
The Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the 20th-largest art museum in the world, measured by public gallery area. It contains 8,161 paintings and more than 450,000…