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Benjamin West
1738-1820
The Bard. Verso: Three drapery studies
Black chalk on blue paper; verso: black and white chalk.
10 3/4 x 17 5/16 inches (272 x 440 mm)
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
1970.11:32
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Two sketches for West's painting, "The Bard," one showing the bearded head and torso of the poet, the other outlining the whole figure.
Provenance:
Estate of Benjamin West (1738-1820); by descent; Harry Margary, the great-grandson of Maria West (daughter of Raphael Lamar West, and granddaughter of Benjamin West); Thos. Agnew and Sons, Ltd., London; from whom purchased 60 drawings, 17 June 1964, and 197 drawings, 15 February 1965, by M. Knoedler and Co., Inc.; from whom purchased 257 drawings by the Morgan Library in 1970.
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. 89, repr.
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