Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Benjamin West, 1738–1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763)
Title:
A Mother and Two Children
Date:
1786
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 10 5/8 inches (29.5 × 27 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Signed and dated in pen with brown ink, lower right: " B. West 1786"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5471
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
portrait | curtain | bonnet | window | woman | children | mother
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14892