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.
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.
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