Benjamin West
1738-1820
The Finding of Moses
7 13/16 x 8 1/16 inches (200 x 205 mm)
Pen and brown ink on paper.
1970.11:230
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermark: GR surmounted by crown, and date 1801.
A similar drawing in the Royal Library by Salvator Rosa may have served as the inspiration for West's drawing. West owned several prints by J. Goupy after landscapes by Rosa.
Design for an altar or catafalque.
A similar drawing in the Royal Library by Salvator Rosa may have served as the inspiration for West's drawing. West owned several prints by J. Goupy after landscapes by Rosa.
Design for an altar or catafalque.
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. 68.
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Century Drawings
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