An Angel

Benjamin West

Associated Names
Benjamin West

Artist, American, 1738 - 1820

The image shows the upper half of a person's body in a slightly hunched position, with their head turned slightly downward and to one side. The person has curly hair framing their face, with closed eyes and smooth eyebrows. The clothing is loosely draped around their shoulders. Behind the person is a folded wing. The background is simple, drawing focus to the sketched figure and their wing. The drawing has a finished border framing the central image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 11.6 × 10.3 cm (4 9/16 × 4 1/16 in.)
    mount: 21.43 × 16.35 cm (8 7/16 × 6 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.196

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sabin Galleries, Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1973-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper left verso of sheet in graphite: 38/2; by later hand, upper right of mount in graphite: 3/4 ÷ / 2 1/2 / 2 3/4; by later hand, lower right of mount in graphite: H/22/1

Wikidata ID

Q64537251

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