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Drawing, Study of a Cow

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1815 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is charcoal, brush and sepia on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 33.7 × 22.5 cm (13 1/4 × 8 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: lily in a circle

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study of a Cow; charcoal, brush and sepia on paper; H x W: 33.7 × 22.5 cm (13 1/4 × 8 7/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-503

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