Letter from John Singer Sargent to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Portrait painting

John Singer Sargent informs President Roosevelt that he is in the United States and asks on what date he would wish to have his portrait painted. Sargent is available from February 10 to the end of April, and he will wait to make other appointments in New York and elsewhere until after he hears from Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-01-27

Creator(s)

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from John Singer Sargent to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 27, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40238. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925. Letter from John Singer Sargent to Theodore Roosevelt. [27 Jan. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40238.

APA:

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925., [1903, January 27]. Letter from John Singer Sargent to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40238.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.