Benjamin West
1738-1820
Christ Bound. Sketch for Christ in the Hall of Caiphas
6 x 2 1/2 inches (153 x 62 mm)
Pen and brown ink, with brown and gray wash.
1970.11:216
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermark: Golding & [Snelgrove].
The silhouetted figure of Christ, originally pinned to the drawing of a Roman soldier, is now hinged to the sheet. The drawing can be related to West's "Christ in the Hall of Caiphas," preserved in a compositional sketch at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
The silhouetted figure of Christ, originally pinned to the drawing of a Roman soldier, is now hinged to the sheet. The drawing can be related to West's "Christ in the Hall of Caiphas," preserved in a compositional sketch at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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. 96, repr.
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