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Benjamin West
1738-1820
The Water-Bearer, after Raphael
Black chalk on pinkish-brown prepared paper; a small piece of paper, 7 1/2 x 2 inches, has been added at center of the upper margin.
22 3/4 x 16 9/16 inches (580 x 420 mm)
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
1970.11:248
Notes:
West's "water-bearer" is taken from the figure on the extreme right of Raphael's fresco, "The Fire in the Borgo," Stanza dell'Incendio, Vatican.
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. 202, repr.
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