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.
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Century Drawings
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