Benjamin West
1738-1820
Scene from The Golden Ass (?)
3 11/16 x 3 13/16 inches (94 x 96 mm)
Pen and gray ink, on paper; laid down.
1970.11:189
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
This drawing may illustrate the episode known as "The Golden Ass," from Lucius Apuleius' "Metamorphoses."
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed by the artist in black chalk at the lower right, "B. West".
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. 111.
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Century Drawings
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