Benjamin West
1738-1820
Jacob and Laban
18th century
Purchase, Mr. Christopher Wold Johnson.
1984.24
Notes
Lithograph after the original drawing of the same subject by Benjamin West in the Prints Division of the New York Public Library, which is signed and dated, "B. West 1783".
The lithograph was possibly intended for inclusion in the album "Specimens of Polyautography of 1803".
The lithograph was possibly intended for inclusion in the album "Specimens of Polyautography of 1803".
Provenance
William Drummond, London.
Associated names
Drummond, William, former owner.
Johnson, Christopher Wold, donor.
Johnson, Christopher Wold, donor.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twenty-First Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984-1986. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1989, p. 388.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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