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Half-Length Portrait of a Young Man in a Broad-Brimmed Hat

Benjamin West
1738-1820

Half-Length Portrait of a Young Man in a Broad-Brimmed Hat

1 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches (43 x 38 mm)
Black chalk on paper, laid down.
1970.11:176

Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.

Notes
Several similarly posed self-portraits, both in the National Gallery, Washington, D.C., and in the Blaustein collection, suggest that this drawing could be a self-portrait.
Associated names
Margary, Harry, former owner.
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. 159.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department