Benjamin West
1738-1820
The Expulsion of Adam and Eve
7 5/8 x 4 7/8 inches (194 x 124 mm)
Black chalk on paper.
1970.11:65
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Possibly a preliminary sketch for the painting "Expulsion from Paradise", 1791, intended for the King's Chapel, Windsor.
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. 50, repr.
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Century Drawings
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