George III Resuming Royal Power in 1789
c. 1789
Artist, American, 1738 - 1820
Artwork overview
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Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper mounted to board
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Credit Line
John Davis Hatch Collection, Andrew W. Mellon Fund and Avalon Fund
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Dimensions
sheet: 15.9 × 21.9 cm (6 1/4 × 8 5/8 in.)
mount: 22.38 × 28.1 cm (8 13/16 × 11 1/16 in.) -
Accession
1980.4.6
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Slatkin Galleries, New York; Paul Magriel, New York; Unidentified collector (AS, Lugt undescribed). John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; acquired 1980 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Bibliography
1976
Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 5.
Inscriptions
lower left on mount in pen and black ink by unknown hand: B.W; lower right on mount in pen and black ink by unknown hand: AS; center verso in pen and brown ink by unknown hand: A design for the picture which Mr. West painted of / His Majesty George the third resuming Royal Power in 1789 / Benj West
Wikidata ID
Q64537239