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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1919.7
People
Kenyon Cox, American (Warren OH 1856 - 1919 New York NY)
Title
Figure Study for "The Law" Mural, Appellate Court Building, New York
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/306004

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite, squared, on thin cream laid paper
Dimensions
40.7 x 50.9 cm (16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Area squared for transfer: 30.5 x 34.4 cm (12 x 13 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: graphite, l.r.: Kenyon Cox
  • inscription: lower edge, graphite, in artist's hand: Drapery study for figure of "Industry" / "Plenty Rewarding Industry"
  • watermark: Eygyptian / Linen / Geo. B. Hurd & Co.
  • inscription: l.l., graphite: 15

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Evert Jansen Wendell, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1919

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Evert J. Wendell
Accession Year
1919
Object Number
1919.7
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Traces of gray/brown paint? at upper, left, and right edges.

Verification Level

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