The Peri: Study for an Illustration in Paradise and the Peri
The Peri: Study for an Illustration in Paradise and the Peri

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The Peri: Study for an Illustration in Paradise and the Peri,

1884

Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919
x1948-10

Information

Title
The Peri: Study for an Illustration in Paradise and the Peri
Dates

1884

Maker
Kenyon Cox
Medium
Charcoal over graphite
Dimensions
25.4 x 33.6 cm. (10 x 13 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-10
Signatures
Signed in graphite, center: Kenyon Cox
Inscription
in graphite, lower left: for 'Paradise and the Peri -' | 1884
Culture
American
Type
drawings
Materials
laid paper, charcoal, graphite
Subject
literature (writings), illustrations, nudes, women

Weyhe Gallery, New York; purchased by Dan Fellows Platt 1937 (pencil notes on verso)

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