• John Singer Sargent moved from oil paint to charcoal in the execution of his portrait work - why do you think he made that shift?
• Sargent was dissatisfied with this portrait. Given this, why do you think he ultimately gifted the work to King George V?
• How has Sargent used tone to create form in this work?

The John Singer Sargent Virtual Gallery contains a biography, features his major works, and a chronology.
http://www.jssgallery.org/Biography/Biography.htm

The Web Museum contains a brief biography and features some of his works.
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/sargent/