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Benjamin West
1738-1820
The Crucifixion
Black chalk with pen and brown ink, on three pieces of oatmeal paper originally pinned together by the artist.
12 13/16 x 23 inches (325 x 585 mm)
Purchased as a gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
1970.11:56
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Notes:
This drawing can be related to a large, many figured composition of the Crucifixion, that West began late in his life.
Inscription:
Inscribed in black chalk on verso, "Feby ["y" superscript]-5th ["th" superscript]-1814".
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. 104, repr.
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