Benjamin West
1738-1820
The Infant St. John
15 13/16 x 11 3/4 inches (402 x 300 mm)
Graphite on brown paper, squared for transfer; verso: rubbed with red chalk.
1970.11:190
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
This drawing, which was prepared for transfer to either canvas or plate, may be a related to a now lost painting of the same subject.
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. 6, repr.
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Century Drawings
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