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The Bard. Verso: Three drapery studies

Benjamin West
1738-1820

The Bard. Verso: Three drapery studies

10 3/4 x 17 5/16 inches (272 x 440 mm)
Black chalk on blue paper; verso: black and white chalk.
1970.11:32

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

Notes
Two sketches for West's painting, "The Bard," one showing the bearded head and torso of the poet, the other outlining the whole figure.
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.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department