Sargent's third and final visit to Spain took place in the autumn of 1912. He visited Granada and Aranjuez accompanied by his sister Emily and the von Glehns. Of Aranjuez, a town some thirty miles south of Madrid, he wrote: 'This place is perfectly charming, grand gardens with cavernous avenues and fountains and statues long neglected - good natured friendly people - lunch in the open air under arbours of roses'
(See D F Hoopes, Sargent Watercolors, New York, 1976, p.70)

This work will be included in the John Singer Sargent catalogue raisonne by Odille Duff and Richard Ormond