A Wooded and Rocky Landscape
Raphael Lamar West
ca. 1800 · Black and white chalk on blue paper · Drawings and Prints
Born and raised in London, Raphael Lamar West became a skilled draftsman and painter assistant to his famous father, the American-born Benjamin West. In 1800, the young artist was sent to inspect a substantial family property in Genesee County, upstate New York, that Behjamin hoped to sell to the wealthly British collector, traveler and writer William Beckford (1760-1844). At some point during his two-year journey, Raphael made this expressive study of a rough escarpment overgrown with foliage.
- Artist
- Raphael Lamar West
- Date
- ca. 1800
- Medium
- Black and white chalk on blue paper
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2016