Benjamin West
1738-1820
Nude Figure Comforted by an Angel
2 1/16 x 3 3/8 inches (53 x 85 mm)
Pen and brown ink on paper; laid down.
1970.11:222
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
This sketch may represent Ishmael who, while in the desert, was saved from death by an angel who brought him water.
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. 110.
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Century Drawings
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