About the Artwork
Head of a Child
between 18th and 19th century
Benjamin West
1738-1820
American
Unknown
Pen and brown ink and red crayon on paper
Sheet: 3 5/8 × 4 15/16 inches (9.2 × 12.5 cm) Mount: 11 × 8 5/8 inches (27.9 × 21.9 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
City of Detroit Purchase
48.207
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Signed, in pencil, lower right: B. West
Inscribed, in pencil, on mount, lower left: 636 Inscribed, in blue pencil, on mount, upper center, verso: WCA 1064 Inscribed, in pencil, on mount, lower left, verso: Produce of England
Provenance
1948-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Benjamin West, Head of a Child, between 18th and 19th century, pen and brown ink and red crayon on paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, City of Detroit Purchase, 48.207.
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