Benjamin West
1738-1820
Half-Length Figure in a State of Fright
6 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches (171 x 149 mm)
Black chalk on gray paper.
1970.11:263
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
This figure in terror is an example of West's so-called "dread manner".
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. 147.
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Century Drawings
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