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Benjamin West
1738-1820
Head of Caparisoned Horse. Verso: Sketch of an ornamented bridle strap (?)
Black and white chalk, on gray paper; verso: black chalk.
5 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches (149 x 226 mm)
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robet H. Charles.
1970.11:194
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Preparatory drawing for the painting, "Edward the Third Crossing the Somme," 1788, now at Kensington Palace, 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. 42, repr.
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