Benjamin West
1738-1820
The Death of Cleopatra
Diameter: 6 5/16 inches (160 mm)
Black chalk with stumping, on paper trimmed in a circle; laid down on a rectangular sheet.
1970.11:234
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed by another hand in graphite on old mount at lower right, "B. West / Study from life for the death of Cleopatra"; at lower left, "L 2.2-".
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. 131.
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Century Drawings
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