Benjamin West
1738-1820
The Crucifixion
12 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches (314 x 238 mm)
Black chalk on blue paper.
1970.11:17
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
This drawing may have been a first idea for a painting of "The Crucifixion" intended for the King's Chapel, Windsor, but perhaps never put to canvas.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed in black chalk at lower left, "B. West".
Associated names
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. 21, repr.
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Century Drawings
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