Benjamin West
1738-1820
Esau Selling His Birthright for a Dish of Pottage
7 x 10 3/8 inches (178 x 264 mm)
Brush and brown ink, on light brown prepared paper.
1970.11:66
Purchased as a gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
This drawing depicts the story of Genesis XXVII. West may have considered including the subject in the King's Chapel, Windsor, but in the end did not.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribe in graphite at upper left, "72"; at lower left, "L 1:10".
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. 33, repr.
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Century Drawings
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