Raphael Lamar West
1769-1850
Landscape with Lake and Fallen Trees in the Foreground
9 7/8 x 14 13/16 inches (252 x 375 mm)
Pen and black ink, and watercolor, on paper.
1970.11:108
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermark: C. Pike 1802.
The subject in this drawing can be related to the view, "Part of Lake Ontario," in Raphael West's sketchbook of 1799-1800 at Rutgers University Library.
The subject in this drawing can be related to the view, "Part of Lake Ontario," in Raphael West's sketchbook of 1799-1800 at Rutgers University Library.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on verso in graphite, "Philadelphia as it was when ['R L West visited America' crossed out] B Wests time / so I was told / T Margary".
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. 108, repr.
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Century Drawings
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