Raphael Lamar West
1769-1850
The Hotel at the Catskill Mountains
7 1/4 x 8 15/16 inches (184 x 228 mm); design area: 4 3/4 x 7 1/8 inches (121 x 180 mm)
Pen and black ink, with black chalk, on paper.
1970.11:81
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
This drawing probably relates to Raphael West's travels in America from 1799-1802.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed by the artist in black chalk below the lower margin, "The Hotel at the Catskill Mountains - North America".
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. 238, repr.
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Century Drawings
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