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Benjamin West
1738-1820
Seated Figure of Christ
Black chalk on paper.
4 1/4 x 5 5/16 inches (108 x 135 mm)
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
1970.11:179
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Study for "The Last Supper", 1784, Tate Gallery, London.

Provenance: 
Estate of the artist; by descent; Harry Margary, the great-grandson of Maria West (daughter of Raphael Lamar West, and granddaughter of Benjamin West); Thos. Agnew and Sons, Ltd., London; from whom purchased 60 drawings, 17 June 1964, and 197 drawings, 15 February 1965, by M. Knoedler and Co., Inc.; from whom purchased 257 drawings by the Morgan Library in 1970.
Associated names: 

Margary, Harry, former owner.
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. 40, repr.

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West, Benjamin
School: 
American
Century: 
18th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints