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The Temptation of Christ

Benjamin West
1738-1820

The Temptation of Christ

16 3/8 x 11 5/8 inches (416 x 294 mm)
Black chalk on gray paper.
1970.11:180

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

Notes
Watermark: letter G.
This may be a preparatory drawing for a painting of the subject of Christ's temptation and victory in the wilderness, intended for the King's Chapel, Windsor, but never executed.
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. 32, repr.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department