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Benjamin West
1738-1820
Aegisthus Discovering the Body of Clytemnestra
Graphite tracing, on paper.
14 3/8 x 22 inches (542 x 360 mm); Design area: 10 3/4 x 14 inches (273 x 354 mm)
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
1970.11:61
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Watermark: D. & C. Blauw (Heawood 3268).
Related to West's painting "Aegisthus Discovering the Body of Clytemnestra", exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1780.
Provenance:
Estate of the artist; by descent; Harry Margary, the great-grandson of Maria West (daughter of Raphael Lamar West, and granddaughter of Benjamin West); Thos. Agnew and Sons, Ltd., London; from whom purchased 60 drawings, 17 June 1964, and 197 drawings, 15 February 1965, by M. Knoedler and Co., Inc.; from whom purchased 257 drawings by the Morgan Library in 1970.
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. 207.
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