Benjamin West
1738-1820
Half-Length Figure Gazing Upward
7 3/4 x 6 9/16 inches (197 x 168 mm)
Brown and black chalk on blue paper.
1970.11:125
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
This drawing was possibly made in preparation for one of the awestruck men in the painting, "The Resurrection", now in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
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. 29.
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