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.
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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.
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.
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