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Drawing, Souls Mounting Up, Nude Studies for Initial Letter in "Blessed Damozel"

This is a Drawing. It was created by Kenyon Cox. It is dated 1886 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is pen and black ink, graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

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

Its dimensions are

38.2 × 42.6 cm (15 1/16 × 16 3/4 in.)

It is signed

Signed in pen and black ink, lower center: Kenyon Cox.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower left: Studies for Initial Letter - Blessed Damozel / "Souls mounting up."; lower right: 1886

Cite this object as

Drawing, Souls Mounting Up, Nude Studies for Initial Letter in "Blessed Damozel"; Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919); USA; pen and black ink, graphite on paper; 38.2 × 42.6 cm (15 1/16 × 16 3/4 in.); Gift of Allyn Cox; 1960-83-235

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