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1905

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1923

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2016

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Drawing, Study for "The Beneficence of the Law," Essex County Courthouse, Newark, NJ

This is a Drawing. It was created by Kenyon Cox. It is dated 1905 and we acquired it in 1923. Its medium is graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Kenyon Cox. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Kenyon Cox.

Its dimensions are

18.5 × 24.6 cm (7 5/16 × 9 11/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, center: brown/ gray/ gray

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for "The Beneficence of the Law," Essex County Courthouse, Newark, NJ; Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919); USA; graphite on paper; 18.5 × 24.6 cm (7 5/16 × 9 11/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Kenyon Cox; 1923-6-46

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