Benjamin West
1738-1820
Study for "The Death of the Earl of Chatham". Verso: Study for the right half of the same composition
ca. 1778-1786
7 7/16 x 11 inches (189 x 279 mm)
Black chalk on blue paper; verso: black chalk.
1970.11:54
Purchased as a gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Inscriptions/Markings
The men depicted in the study are identified by the artist's inscriptions: "Rockingham, Abingdon (?), Richmond, Camden, Shelbourne, Temple, Manchester, Portland, Mr ["r" superscript] Pitt, Cumberland, Secretarys of State (?), Mansfield, York, Canterbury, Chancellor, Brocklesby, Mahon."
Associated names
Francis, Claire, 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. 20, repr.
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Century Drawings
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