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Portrait study of Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, delegate from Great Britain to the League of Nations
Portrait study of Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, delegate from Great Britain to the League of Nations

Portrait study of Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, delegate from Great Britain to the League of Nations

League of Nations
,
Geneva, Switzerland

Object Details

Title:
Portrait study of Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, delegate from Great Britain to the League of Nations
Date:
c. 1927–29
Artist:
Medium:
Graphite and white pastel on paper
Dimensions
15 x 12 1/8 in.
Classification
Drawings-watercolors
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[lower left in red ink]: stamped monogram initials; [lower right in red ink]: stamped signature; [bottom left in blue ink]: Lord CecilCecil was one of the architects of the League of Nations. His service to the organization earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1937.

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