Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Design for Frieze with Mermaids, Tridents, and Putti

American School
18th century

Design for Frieze with Mermaids, Tridents, and Putti

8 x 20 7/8 inches (203 x 530 mm)
Pen and brown ink over black chalk, on paper; squared for transfer.
1970.11:153

Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.

Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in pen and brown ink at upper left, "WH" over "I"; verso, "Mr. ["r" superscript] Hamilton".
Associated names
Margary, Harry, former owner.
Bibliography
Kraemer, Ruth S. Drawings by Benjamin West and his son Raphael Lamar West. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975, no. 265.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department