Benjamin West
1738-1820
Esau Selling His Birthright for a Dish of Pottage
8 9/16 x 13 1/8 inches (218 x 333 mm)
Pen and black ink on tracing paper.
1970.11:266
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
At lower left appears the number "8".
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. 35.
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