Benjamin West
1738-1820
Head of a Boy
4 7/16 x 4 7/8 inches (112 x 124 mm)
Graphite on paper.
1970.11:73
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
This drawing may have been in preparation for West's painting, "The Apotheosis of Prince Octavius," 1783. The resemblance of this boy to other depictions of Prince Octavius made by West verifies this suggestion.
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. 154, repr.
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