Benjamin West
1738-1820
Head of Caparisoned Horse. Verso: Sketch of an ornamented bridle strap (?)
5 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches (149 x 226 mm)
Black and white chalk, on gray paper; verso: black chalk.
1970.11:194
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robet H. Charles.
Notes
Preparatory drawing for the painting, "Edward the Third Crossing the Somme," 1788, now at Kensington Palace, London.
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. 42, repr.
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