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The mother of the Gracchi displays her children as her only jewels  by 
																	Benjamin West

Benjamin West

( American, 1738 - 1820 )

The mother of the Gracchi displays her children as her only jewels

Benjamin West

( British, 1738 - 1820 )

The mother of the Gracchi displays her children as her only jewels

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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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