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Sketches of the Parthenon Metopes (Elgin Marbles). Verso: Sketches of Abraham and Isaac (?)

Benjamin West
1738-1820

Sketches of the Parthenon Metopes (Elgin Marbles). Verso: Sketches of Abraham and Isaac (?)

7 3/16 x 4 3/8 inches (182 x 111 mm)
Black chalk on paper; verso: black chalk.
1970.11:135

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

Notes
Watermark: [Turke]y Mill [1]806.
These sketches were made by West of the Elgin Marbles, specifically illustrating the Battle of the Centaurs and the Lapiths. The prostrate figure at the top of the sketch was copied from the South Metope XXVIII. The center and bottom sketches were inspired by, though not copied directly from, the South Metope XXVII.
Associated names
Margary, Harry, 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. 119, repr.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department