Raphael Lamar West
1769-1850
Cadmus Slaying the Dragon
11 11/16 x 8 7/8 inches (297 x 225 mm)
Pen and brown ink, over graphite, on paper.
1970.11:53
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Inscriptions/Markings
This illustrates the story of Cadmus slaying the dragon in Ovid's "Metamorphoses."
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. 214, repr.
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Century Drawings
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