Benjamin West
1738-1820
The Bard
5 3/16 x 3 1/2 inches (139 x 89 mm)
Black chalk on red-ruled paper; border in gray wash on old mat.
1970.11:251
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Preparatory sketch for the painting "The Bard." The subject was inspired by an ode of the same title written by Pindar in 1755-57.
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. 88, repr.
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Century Drawings
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