Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Procession of Romans after the Ara Pacis, Rome. Verso: Sketch of robed figure

Benjamin West
1738-1820

Procession of Romans after the Ara Pacis, Rome. Verso: Sketch of robed figure

8 x 10 1/2 inches (202 x 268 mm)
Black and white chalk, on gray paper; verso: black chalk.
1970.11:164

Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.

Notes
Watermark: fragment of fleur-de-lis inscribed in circle.
This drawing shows the relief of the procession on the north side of the altar of the Ara Pacis in Rome.
Associated names
Francis, Claire, 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. 2, repr.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department