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Benjamin West
1738-1820
Harvesters near Windsor Castle. Verso: Three sketches of landscape and a reaper
Black chalk on paper.
7 7/16 x 6 inches (188 x 158 mm)
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
1970.11:201
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Inscription:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, "West Esqr."; verso: inscribed in pen and brown ink, "...Dr. Löchnern... Majesty."
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.
Bibliography:
Kraemer, Ruth S. Drawings by Benjamin West and His Son, Raphael Lamar West. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975, no. 56, repr.
Notes:
Watermark: fragment of coat of arms (close to Heawood 446).
This drawing was probably in preparation for several paintings West executed of scenes from James Thomson's poem "The Seasons".
Associated names:
Margary, Harry, former owner.
Charles, Robert H., Mrs., donor.
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