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Benjamin West
1738-1820
Midshipman's Berth and Cockpit Ladder of the Victory
Pen and black ink, with gray wash, on paper.
9 x 12 1/8 inches (228 x 307 mm)
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
1970.11:223
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Watermark: coat of arms of England (close to Churchill 217).
Preparatory sketch for the painting "The Death of Nelson," 1808, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England.
Inscription:
Inscribed in black chalk by the artist, "Midshipman's Birth & Cockpit Ladder as seen from the Cable tiers".
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. 87, repr.
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