Benjamin West
1738-1820
Weeping Rock on the River Wye
1799 13 Sept
9 1/16 x 7 3/8 inches (230 x 187 mm)
Graphite on paper.
1970.11:115
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed by the artist in graphite at upper left, "Weeping Rock / on the river Wye - Sepr. ["r" in superscript] 13. 1799 - ". [the 13 of the date has been superimposed in pen over the original 15].
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. 184, repr.
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Century Drawings
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