Benjamin West
1738-1820
Two Sketches of a Soldier with Helmet and Shield
8 1/2 x 11 inches (216 x 279 mm)
Black chalk on paper.
1970.11:186
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermark: John Hall.
Verso: Invitation signed by Henry Howard, Secretary of the Royal Academy, and dated 31 July 1813, requesting West to meet with the President and the members of the Council on 3 August "to proceed with the Revision of the Abstract".
The figure in this drawing is similar to that of Diomed in the painting, "Diomed and His Horses Stopped by the Lightening of Jupiter," 1793. The figure in the drawing, executed on an invitation dated 1813, was probably copied from the painting in preparation for a later version of the same subject.
Verso: Invitation signed by Henry Howard, Secretary of the Royal Academy, and dated 31 July 1813, requesting West to meet with the President and the members of the Council on 3 August "to proceed with the Revision of the Abstract".
The figure in this drawing is similar to that of Diomed in the painting, "Diomed and His Horses Stopped by the Lightening of Jupiter," 1793. The figure in the drawing, executed on an invitation dated 1813, was probably copied from the painting in preparation for a later version of the same subject.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, "B West Esq / & & &." Seal.
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. 95.
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