Benjamin West
1738-1820
Two Sketches of a Male Nude Seated on a Rock, and Study of Arm
6 15/16 x 10 5/16 inches (176 x 262 mm)
Black and white chalk, on gray-brown paper.
1970.11:195
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermark on the old mat, which has been removed: Letters "IHS" surmounted by cross, (Christogram), (fragment; close to Heawood 2969-70).
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. 114.
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