Benjamin West
1738-1820
Esau Selling His Birthright for a Dish of Pottage
2 5/8 x 3 5/16 inches (67 x 101mm)
Black chalk on paper.
1970.11:157
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermark: C. Tay[lor].
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. 34, repr.
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