Benjamin West PRA, Leaf from a sketchbook with drawings of Classical figures and a preparatory sketch
Benjamin West PRA, Leaf from a sketchbook with drawings of Classical figures and a preparatory sketch

Leaf from a sketchbook with drawings of Classical figures and a preparatory sketch, 1760s

Benjamin West PRA (1738 - 1820)

RA Collection: Art

Title
Leaf from a sketchbook with drawings of Classical figures and a preparatory sketch
Artist/designer
Benjamin West PRA (1738 - 1820)
Date
1760s
Object type
Drawing
Dimensions

122 mm x 83 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
08/4487

recto

Title
Sketch of two women wearing Classical robes from paintings on the pyramid tomb of Gaius Cestius in Rome
Medium
Pen and ink

verso

Title
Preparatory sketch for 'The Departure of Regulus from Rome' and a drawing of the head of Niobe
Artist/designer
Benjamin West PRA (1738 - 1820)
Date
late 1760s?
Medium
Pen and ink and pencil

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