Benjamin West
1738-1820
Achilles Mourning the Death of Patroclus
9 1/4 x 17 1/16 inches (235 x 180mm)
Pen and brown ink on paper; verso: sketch in pen and brown ink.
1970.11:233
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
Watermark: several numerals, perhaps 1810.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on verso, "B. West Esqr/Newman Street".
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. 83, repr.
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Century Drawings
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