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
Date unknownMedium
Charcoal on paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
18 1/2 x 12 1/4 in.Description & Inscriptions
[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 18
Oakley's friend Charles Butterworth as model for a student at Oxford in Oakley’s mural cycle in the Supreme Court Chamber.
Oakley's friend Charles Butterworth as model for a student at Oxford in Oakley’s mural cycle in the Supreme Court Chamber.