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Half-Length Figure in a State of Fright

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.
Bibliography
Kraemer, Ruth S. Drawings by Benjamin West and His Son, Raphael Lamar West. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975, no. 147.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department