- Title:
- Benjamin West and His Son Raphael
- Additional Title(s):
- Benjn West Esqr. R.A. Histæ Pictor and his Son Rl West
- Date:
- 1775
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint and etching on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 3/8 × 10 15/16 inches (39.1 × 27.8 cm), Image: 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 inches (35.2 × 27.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower left: "C 10310"; in brown ink, on back, lower left: "N1679[...]"; in graphite, on back, lower center: "Benjamin West + son. | West [...]"; on back, lower right: "137"; in brown ink, on back, lower right: "10..6"
Lettered in black ink, lower left: "B. West, R. A. pinxit, London, 1773."; lower center: "Publish'd Feby. 15th. 1775, by V. Green."; lower right: "V. Green, Engraver in Metzotinto to his Majesty, fecit."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1994.4.979
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- artist | boy | child | cravat | drawing (activity) | father | fur | man | pen | portfolio | portrait | ruffles | self-portrait | son | tondo | writing (processes)
- Associated People:
- West, Benjamin (1738–1820), American history painter active in Britain
West, Raphael Lamar (1769–1850), history painter - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:37795
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