Benjamin West
1738-1820
Death on a Pale Horse: Revelation VI, 8. Verso: Torso of a male nude seen from the back
14 x 18 3/4 inches (354 x 475 mm)
Pen and brown ink over black chalk, on paper; verso: black chalk.
1970.11:20
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermark: coat of arms with fleur-de-lis surmounted by crown (close to Churchill 415 and 416).
The drawing is most likely related to West's 1817 painting of the same subject. The painting, at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, was the culmination of four extant compositional sketches and three oil sketches.
The drawing is most likely related to West's 1817 painting of the same subject. The painting, at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, was the culmination of four extant compositional sketches and three oil sketches.
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. 39, repr.
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