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Charles Butterworth as study for "The Spirit of William Blackstone," from the mural series The Opening of the Book of the Law, Supreme Court Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol
Charles Butterworth as study for "The Spirit of William Blackstone," from the mural series The Opening of the Book of the Law, Supreme Court Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol

Charles Butterworth as study for "The Spirit of William Blackstone," from the mural series The Opening of the Book of the Law, Supreme Court Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol

Supreme Court Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol, "The Opening of the Book of the Law"
,
Harrisburg, PA

Object Details

Title:
Charles Butterworth as study for "The Spirit of William Blackstone," from the mural series The Opening of the Book of the Law, Supreme Court Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol
Date:
1921–27
Artist:
Medium:
Charcoal on paper
Dimensions
18 1/2 x 12 1/4 in.
Classification
Drawings-watercolors
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[lower right in graphite]: Violet Oakley; [lower right below signature in red ink]: stamped monogram initials; [bottom left in graphite]: Charles Butterworth; [bottom center in graphite]: study for Supreme Court -- Blackstone / px; [verso in graphite]: [encircled] 10; [along right side] full size #80 [illegible] / 12 x 18Oakley's friend Charles Butterworth as model for a student at Oxford in Oakley’s mural cycle in the Supreme Court Chamber.

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