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Raphael Lamar West
1769-1850
Brigand Lying under a Tree
Pen and brown ink, over black chalk, on paper; verso: covered with red chalk for the purpose of tracing.
15 x 10 3/16 inches (380 x 259 mm)
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
1970.11:8
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Watermark: coat of arms with horn surmounted by crown and the letters G R.
This drawing, as well as 1970.11:9, is related to the etching by Raphael West, "Brigand Lying under a Tree," an impression of which is at the British Museum.
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. 217, repr.
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