Benjamin West
1738-1820
Bonaparte's Carriage
5 x 6 7/8 inches (126 x 164 mm)
Black chalk on gray paper.
1970.11:86
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
This drawing may have been made on a trip to Paris in 1802, following the Peace of Amiens.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in graphite along lower margin, "Bounapartes Carriage - Drawn by"; signed in graphite by the artist, "Benjn ["n" superscript] West".
Associated names
Margary, Harry, former owner.
Charles, Robert H., Mrs., donor.
Charles, Robert H., Mrs., donor.
Bibliography
Kraemer, Ruth S. Drawings by Benjamin West and His Son, Raphael Lamar West. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975, no. 162, repr.
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Century Drawings
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