Raphael Lamar West
1769-1850
Brigand Lying under a Tree
15 x 10 3/16 inches (380 x 259 mm)
Pen and brown ink, over black chalk, on paper; verso: covered with red chalk for the purpose of tracing.
1970.11:8
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermark: coat of arms with horn surmounted by crown and the letters G R.
This drawing, as well as 1970.11:9, is related to the etching by Raphael West, "Brigand Lying under a Tree," an impression of which is at the British Museum.
This drawing, as well as 1970.11:9, is related to the etching by Raphael West, "Brigand Lying under a Tree," an impression of which is at the British Museum.
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. 217, repr.
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