Benjamin West
1738-1820
Belisarius Recognized by His Soldiers
6 5/16 x 7 1/8 inches (160 x 182 mm)
Pen and brown ink on paper.
1970.11:71
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
This rough compositional sketch may have been a first idea for one of three paintings West made of the subject of Belisarius and the Boy.
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. 67, repr.
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Century Drawings
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