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Drawing, Study for "The Demon of the plague" for "Paradise and the Peri", 1884

This is a Drawing. It was created by Kenyon Cox. It is dated 1884 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is pen and black ink, graphite on cream wove 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

42.9 × 29.4 cm (16 7/8 × 11 9/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right: Kenyon Cox

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: Demon of the Plague - / For Paraise & the Peri / 1884

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for "The Demon of the plague" for "Paradise and the Peri", 1884; Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919); USA; pen and black ink, graphite on cream wove paper; 42.9 × 29.4 cm (16 7/8 × 11 9/16 in.); Gift of Allyn Cox; 1960-83-223

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