Benjamin West
1738-1820
Rebecca at the Well. Verso: Portrait of a gentleman and sketch of a group of women
13 5/16 x 20 5/8 inches (339 x 523 mm)
Black wash over black chalk, with pen and brown ink, on two sheets of light brown paper pasted together; verso: black chalk.
1970.11:1
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Sketch of a group of women on the verso was probably in preparation for the composition on the recto.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed by the artist in pen and brown ink at lower left, "One of the first attempts at historical composition by Benj ["n" superscript] West. While in Philadelphia 1757".
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. 1, repr.
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Classification
Century Drawings
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