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1906

  • Work on this object began.

1923

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

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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 1906 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

19.2 × 23.9 cm (7 9/16 × 9 7/16 in.)

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; 19.2 × 23.9 cm (7 9/16 × 9 7/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Kenyon Cox; 1923-6-48

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