Study for the Crucifixion
1788
Medium
Brown ink applied by brush and pen, black chalk underdrawing; laid paper prepared with a light golden brown wash
Dimensions
18 1/2 x 12 in. (47.0 x 30.5 cm)
Classification
Drawing
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Maurice J. Cotter, in memory of his mother, Muriel Josephine Cotter (1902–2003), 2010
Accession Number
2010.144
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About the Artist
Benjamin West · 1738–1820
Benjamin West, born on October 10, 1738, in Springfield, Pennsylvania, emerged as one of the most influential painters of his era despite being entirely self-taught. Growing up in a Quaker family in colonial America, West displayed prodigious talent from childhood, creating portraits and religious scenes with materials gifted by local patrons. By his late teens, he had garnered enough support to t...