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This and 84 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Sketchbook, Sketchbook Page.

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Sketchbook Folio, Sketchbook Page: Historic Portrait No. 7 (Self-Portrait)

This is a Sketchbook folio. It was created by Kenyon Cox. It is dated 1875 and we acquired it in 1984. Its medium is graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Allyn Cox. It is credited Bequest of Allyn Cox.

Its dimensions are

10.1 × 17.1 cm (4 × 6 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, center: "Historic Portrait No. 7 / Ye Great Artist of T. / happy"

Cite this object as

Sketchbook Folio, Sketchbook Page: Historic Portrait No. 7 (Self-Portrait); Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919); USA; graphite on paper; 10.1 × 17.1 cm (4 × 6 3/4 in.); Bequest of Allyn Cox; 1984-86-4-23

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