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Benjamin West
1738-1820
The Finding of Moses
Pen and brown ink on paper.
7 13/16 x 8 1/16 inches (200 x 205 mm)
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
1970.11:230
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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.
Provenance:
Estate of the artist; 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:
Margary, Harry, former owner.
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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