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Benjamin West
1738-1820
Plan of the Splendid Gallery and Residence of the Late Benj. West, Esq. P.R.A.
Pen and black ink on white paper.
12 1/4 x 9 1/16 inches (312 x 230 mm)
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
1970.11:205
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.
Notes:
This ground plan may have been made for the auction of West's property on May 25, 1829.
Associated names:
Margary, Harry, former owner.
Charles, Robert H., Mrs., donor.
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