Benjamin West
1738-1820
Head of a Cavalier
4 3/4 x 3 15/16 inches (120 x 100 mm)
Black and white chalk, on blue paper, laid down.
1970.11:75
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Possibly a preliminary sketch for "Cromwell Dissolving the Long Parliament".
On verso of the old mount there are several sketches in pen and brown ink by a different hand.
On verso of the old mount there are several sketches in pen and brown ink by a different hand.
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. 38, repr.
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Century Drawings
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