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( American, 1738 - 1820 )
The mother of the Gracchi displays her children as her only jewels
( British, 1738 - 1820 )
Materials:
oil on panel
Measurements:
5.00 in. (12.70 cm.) (height) by 6.14 in. (15.60 cm.) (width)
Description:
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Markings:
signed 'B.West/1780', c.l.
Exhibited:
Royal Academy, London, 1780 (no.322), The mother of the Gracchi displays her children as her only jewels; a design for a fan by Benjamin West and Antonio di Poggi
Literature:
H.von Erffa and A. Staley, The Paintings of Benjamin West, London, 1986, cat. no.20, illus. p.173
Provenance:
By descent in the family of the artist
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