Benjamin West
1738-1820
Adam and Eve
8 1/8 x 7 3/4 inches (207 x 198 mm)
Pen and brown ink, on paper; the drawing has been cut in two parts and pasted on another sheet.
1970.11:228
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermarks: on one sheet, coat of arms with horn and monogram (Similar to Heawood 2767); on the other, J. Budgen 1814.
Perhaps an illustration of some verses of Milton's "Paradise Lost", Book IV.
Perhaps an illustration of some verses of Milton's "Paradise Lost", Book IV.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in pen and brown ink on verso, "Benjamin West, Esq./Newman Street/London".
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. 100.
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Century Drawings
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