Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Benjamin West, 1738–1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763)
Title:
A Christening in Chevening Church, Kent
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 9/16 x 7 1/4 inches (11.6 x 18.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso, on mount in brown ink, lower center: "A Christening in the Church of chevening. in Kent | Benj'm West"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.4222
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hats | women | genre subject | church | children | window | men | minister | infant | christening
Associated Places:
United Kingdom | Kent | Chevening | England
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14035