Benjamin West
1738-1820
Heraldic Lion
7 1/4 x 4 5/8 inches (185 x 118 mm)
Black chalk on light brown paper.
1970.11:258
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermark: coat of arms with fleur-de-lis surrounded by crown (close to Heawood 1846).
This drawing may have been a model for the British lion in the coat-of-arms of England in one of West's historical paintings.
This drawing may have been a model for the British lion in the coat-of-arms of England in one of West's historical paintings.
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. 210.
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