Benjamin West
1738-1820
Hand in a Sleeve Holding an Open Book
5 15/16 x 8 9/16 inches (151 x 217 mm)
Black and white chalk, on blue-gray paper.
1970.11:165
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Study for the "Portrait of Mrs. Peter Beckford (Bathshua Hering Beckford)", 1797, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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. 156, repr.
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