Raphael Lamar West
1769-1850
Brigand Lying under a Tree
7 3/4 x 10 1/16 inches (196 x 255 mm)
Pen and brown ink, on paper; verso: rubbed for transfer with red chalk.
1970.11:9
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermark: fragment of fleur-de-lis.
This drawing, as well as 1970.11:8, 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 1970.11:8, 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. 218, repr.
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