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Sketchbook, Sketchbook, Paris

This is a Sketchbook. It was created by Kenyon Cox. It is dated 1877–78 and we acquired it in 1984. Its medium is recto: graphite on laid paper verso: black pastel on laid 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

10.5 × 18.5 cm (4 1/8 × 7 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Recto: Label in upper left corner from Vve Michallet, 11 et 12 Passage du Pont-Neuf, Paris

It is inscribed

Recto: Inscribed in graphite, along left edge: Kenyon Cox 1878

Cite this object as

Sketchbook, Sketchbook, Paris; Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919); USA; recto: graphite on laid paper verso: black pastel on laid paper; 10.5 × 18.5 cm (4 1/8 × 7 5/16 in.); Bequest of Allyn Cox; 1984-86-6

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