Raphael Lamar West
1769-1850
Sheet of Sketches. Verso: Sketch of a nude male figure
8 1/4 x 6 inches (210 x 152 mm)
Brown and red tempera on paper; verso: pen and brown ink with some brushwork.
1970.11:191
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed by the artist in pen and brown ink along lower margin, "Starch - Resin - Musilage of Senigal -- & sweet oil / in water -".
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. 260.
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Century Drawings
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