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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1970.11
People
Charles Rolls, British (1799 - after 1857)
After Thomas Lawrence, English (Bristol, England 1769 - 1830 London, England)
Sitter: Benjamin West, American (Springfield, PA 1738 - 1820 London, England)
Title
Portrait of Benjamin West
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1842
Places
Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/311621

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
69.85 x 45.72 cm (27 1/2 x 18 in.)
framed: 79.38 x 53.98 x 1.91 cm (31 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 3/4 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Apell 5

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Misses Aimee and Rosamond Lamb
Accession Year
1970
Object Number
1970.11
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Carrie Rebora Barratt, "Sir Thomas Lawrence's 'Benjamin West' for the American Academy of Fine Arts", The American Art Journal, Kennedy Galleries, Inc. (New York, 1989), vol. XXI, no. 3, pp. 39-42 [not Harvard impression]

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2220 18th-19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/05/2016 - 09/13/2016

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Verification Level

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