Benjamin West
1738-1820
Midshipman's Berth and Cockpit Ladder of the Victory
9 x 12 1/8 inches (228 x 307 mm)
Pen and black ink, with gray wash, on paper.
1970.11:223
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermark: coat of arms of England (close to Churchill 217).
Preparatory sketch for the painting "The Death of Nelson," 1808, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England.
Preparatory sketch for the painting "The Death of Nelson," 1808, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in black chalk by the artist, "Midshipman's Birth & Cockpit Ladder as seen from the Cable tiers".
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. 87, repr.
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Century Drawings
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