Benjamin West
1738-1820
Sailing Vessel and Longboats
15 1/2 x 12 5/8 inches (394 x 321 mm)
Black chalk on cream colored paper.
1970.11:121
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermark: letters IHS surmounted by a cross (Christogram) and the name IVilledary (close to Heawood 2971).
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. 18, repr.
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