Benjamin West
1738-1820
Study for "Saul and the Witch of Endor"
7 7/8 x 12 1/2 inches (199 x 317 mm)
Pen, brown ink, and brown chalk, with brown wash, over preliminary drawing in black chalk.
1970.11:15
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermark: Golding & Snelgrove 1812.
The drawing illustrates the Old Testament story in the first book of Samuel. It is related to the painting, "Saul and the Witch of Endor," 1777, the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut.
The drawing illustrates the Old Testament story in the first book of Samuel. It is related to the painting, "Saul and the Witch of Endor," 1777, the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut.
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. 94, repr.
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