Study for The Ascension

Artist Benjamin West (American, 1738 - 1820)

Dateca. 1800

MediumOil on paper mounted on canvas

DimensionsFramed: H 19 x W 15 3/4 in. (H 48.3 x W 40 cm)
Image: H 11 x W 7 3/4 in. (H 27.9 x W 19.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of A. Edward Masters, 1959

Object number59.412

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Primary Title Study for The Ascension

Inscriptionsrecto: l.l. on rock black paint "B.W."ProvenanceArgosy Gallery, New York, New York; to A. Edward Masters, New York, New YorkExhibition History"The World of Benjamin West", Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania (May 1 - July 30, 1962).

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