Benjamin West
1738-1820
Design for a Pediment. Verso: Sketch of a running nude man.
7 3/8 x 9 inches (188 x 229 mm)
Graphite on letter paper; verso: black chalk.
1970.11:126
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermark: J. Whatman.
Recto: possibly a sketch for a monument honoring Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792).
Recto: possibly a sketch for a monument honoring Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792).
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, "Benjn. ["n" superscript] West Esqr. ["r" superscript] Newman St ["t" superscript]."
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. 66.
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Century Drawings
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