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Study for the Legs of Achilles

Benjamin West
1738-1820

Study for the Legs of Achilles

8 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches (223 x 286 mm)
Black and white chalk, on gray paper.
1970.11:185

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

Notes
Preparatory sketch for the legs of the figure of Achilles in two oil sketches and one painting of "Thetis Bringing the Armor to Achilles." One of the oil sketches is at the New-York Historical Society, signed and dated 1805, the other oil sketch is at Vassar College Art Gallery. The painting, signed and dated 1806, is located at the New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut.
Associated names
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. 78, repr.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department