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Benjamin West, 1784
- Artist
- Benjamin West (American, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 1738–1820 London)
- Date
- 1784
- Culture or place
- American
- Medium
- Red chalk on thin off-white laid paper, mounted on off-white laid paper
- Size
- 14 5/16 x 11 9/16 in. (36.4 x 29.4 cm)
- Type
- Drawing
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain: free to use, no permission needed
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