Benjamin West
1738-1820
Standing Nude Youth
11 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches (285 x 184 mm)
Black and white chalk, on brown prepared paper.
1970.11:173
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
This drawing is a possible early study for "Omnia Vincit Amor," or "The Power of Love in the Three Elements," 1809, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Associated names
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. 91, repr.
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