John Singer Sargent
Mrs. Charles Deering
From $100
This portrait is a shimmer of white satin against a warm, dim room, and a flat copy turns the satin grey. Our John Singer Sargent Mrs. Cecil Wade print was graded against a full-resolution photograph of the original, so the satin stays bright and the room keeps its warmth.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
16x20 inch, 24x30 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its upright shape suits a bedroom, a dressing room or a hallway. The whites, reds and warm golds look elegant with cream, blush and dark wood, and a gold-toned or black frame suits it.
About the painting
Mrs. Cecil Wade by John Singer Sargent
London, 1886
After the scandal of his Madame X in Paris, John Singer Sargent lost most of his French clients, and in 1886 he moved to London looking for new ones. This was his first big portrait after the scandal.
In white satin
Frances Wade, a twenty-three-year-old from Glasgow married to a London stockbroker, sat for him in her own home. She wears the white satin gown she wore to be presented to Queen Victoria, and sits on a bench with a red floral cushion while midday light comes through a yellow curtain behind her.
Mixed reviews
It was shown once in his lifetime, in London in 1887, to mixed reviews. Her family kept it for a century, and since 1986 it has belonged to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.
Read the story
After a scandal in Paris, this portrait was John Singer Sargent's fresh start.
In 1884 his portrait Madame X shocks the Paris Salon. His French clients melt away, and in 1886 he moves to London to find new ones.
One of the first is Frances Wade. She's twenty-three, from Glasgow, and married to a London stockbroker.
She sits for him in her own home, in the white satin gown she wore to be presented to Queen Victoria.
He sets her in profile on a wooden bench with a red floral cushion, with bracelets, a choker, and a white fan.
Light washes over her and the satin. Behind her the room is dim, and the midday sun comes through a yellow curtain onto a little table and a plant.
It's his first big portrait since Madame X, and it steps back from everything that made Madame X a scandal.
It's shown just once in his lifetime, in London, in 1887. The reviews are mixed. One critic finds no hint of tenderness in it.
She keeps it at home for the rest of her life, and her family keeps it for a century.
Since 1986, it has hung in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, in Kansas City.
Look at the white satin, and the sunlight coming in behind her.
Mrs. Cecil Wade. John Singer Sargent, 1886.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
