Benjamin West
1738-1820
Half-Draped Female Nude
6 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches (163 x 115 mm)
Black chalk on paper, with traces of red chalk along the vertical crease.
1970.11:196
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermark: cartouche inscribed C L and Colle (similar to Heawood 3289).
Study for the lost painting "William de Albanac Presenting His Three Daughters to Alfred III, King of Mercia".
Study for the lost painting "William de Albanac Presenting His Three Daughters to Alfred III, King of Mercia".
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. 19, repr.
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Century Drawings
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