Benjamin West
1738-1820
The Three Marys at the Sepulchre
4 1/8 x 3 1/4 inches (104 x 83 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash on paper; border in brown wash on old mount; laid down.
1970.11:84
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
This drawing illustrates the biblical passages of Luke XXIV, 3-6. It may be a compositional sketch for West's painting, "The Women at the Sepulchre of Jesus Christ," exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1800. The location of the painting is no longer known.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed in black chalk at lower right, "B. West".
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. 65, repr.
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Century Drawings
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