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Harry Siddons Mowbray
1858-1928
Vestal Virgin and Vulcan
Graphite on paper.
15 9/16 x 12 inches (395 x 305 mm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Jones.
1989.3:17
Notes: 

Study for ceiling decoration, East Room, The Pierpont Morgan Library.

Inscription: 

Inscribed in graphite at lower right, "Do not reel [?]".

Provenance: 
The artist's studio; by descent to Mowbray's widow, Florence Gertrude Millard Mowbray (1886-1958), New Haven, CT; by descent to her daughter Elizabeth Siddons Mowbray (1918-1978) and son-in-law, Hugh McKittrick Jones, Jr. (1919-1995).
Associated names: 

Mowbray, Florence Millard, former owner.
Mowbray, Elizabeth Siddons, 1918-1978, former owner.
Jones, Hugh, former owner.
Jones, Hugh, Mrs., former owner.

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Artist page: 
Mowbray, H. Siddons
School: 
American
Century: 
19th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints