Benjamin West
1738-1820
Seated Female Nude
6 3/8 x 4 1/4 inches (162 x 108 mm)
Pen and black ink, on gray paper.
1970.11:163
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Preparatory drawing for figure of Venus in "Venus Lamenting the Death of Adonis", 1803.
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. 69.
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