Benjamin West
1738-1820
Portrait Head of a Lady
14 3/8 x 10 1/2 inches (365 x 268 mm)
Black chalk on paper.
1970.11:120
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermark: Britannia with letters IWS and crown with letters GR (Heawood 221, c. 1789).
This drawing is probably a portrait of Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III, based on similarities between the features of the woman in this drawing and those of the Queen in West's 1789 full length painted portrait of her at Windsor Castle.
This drawing is probably a portrait of Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III, based on similarities between the features of the woman in this drawing and those of the Queen in West's 1789 full length painted portrait of her at Windsor Castle.
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. 153, repr.
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