Leaving Constantinople (from Sketchbook) 1904

"Leaving Constantinople (from Sketchbook)" is a graphite drawing on paper by Mary Newbold Sargent, dated October 26, 1904. The artwork, a sketch of a boat sailing away from the city of Constantinople, now known as Istanbul, Turkey, depicts the city's skyline with a focus on its minarets and domes. The drawing's quick, gestural lines and loose composition are characteristic of Sargent's sketchbooks, which often captured fleeting moments and impressions of her travels. The artwork is a part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.