H. Siddons Mowbray

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H. Siddons Mowbray
1858 - 1928
Study for the Final Version of the Vault of The Pierpont Morgan Library Annex
1900s
Graphite and oil on primed canvas.
14 3/4 x 36 1/8 inches (375 x 917mm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Jones.
1989.24
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Individual vignettes have a blue background and are surrounded by a decorative framework found in the vault decoration as executed, which suggests that these studies belong to a late stage of the preparatory work.

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Inscribed in graphite: Osiris and Agriculture; Alexander; Thermotes III (lower); Caesar Upper; Cyrus of Persia; The Art of Greece; 6' - 11 6/8"; true semi-circle; Darius installing the post (lower); Phenicia upper; 7' - 10"; True semi-circle.

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Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Jones.
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