Benjamin West
1738-1820
Head of an Apostle
12 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (322 x 241 mm)
Black chalk on paper.
1970.11:182
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermark: Turkey Mill / J. Whatman 1818.
The subject of this drawing may be St. Peter, drawn in preparation for a depiction of the disciple in either West's drawings of "Christ in the Hall of Caiphas" or "Peter's Denial of Christ."
The subject of this drawing may be St. Peter, drawn in preparation for a depiction of the disciple in either West's drawings of "Christ in the Hall of Caiphas" or "Peter's Denial of Christ."
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. 108, repr.
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