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A Group of Four Women

Benjamin West
1738-1820

A Group of Four Women

8 15/16 x 11 3/4 inches (227 x 299 mm)
Black chalk on paper.
1970.11:94

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

Notes
A comparison of the treatment of the women in this drawing with those in paintings from 1766-68 reveals that this is probably an early drawing. It may be related to an early painting by West, "Orestes and Pylades," 1766, at the Tate Gallery, London.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, "Lot 73/2 Titiano".
Associated names
Margary, Harry, former owner.
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. 3.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department