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Birth of Eve

Benjamin West
1738-1820

Birth of Eve

2 5/8 x 3 5/8 inches (66 x 93 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, and pink and blue opaque watercolor, on paper, laid down; border in gray wash on old mount.
1970.11:48

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

Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed by the artist in graphite on the old mount, "Birth of Eve B. West".
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. 22, repr.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department