Benjamin West
1738-1820
Christ Blessing Little Children. Verso: Sketch for Christ among the Doctors (?)
7 1/8 x 11 3/8 inches (180 x 288 mm)
Black and white chalk, on blue paper.
1970.11:219
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
The drawing may be related to a pair of paintings West executed for the Duke of Rutland. The paintings, "Christ Among the Doctors" and "Christ Blessing the Little Children," were lost in a fire in October 1816.
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. 46.
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