Benjamin West, 1738–1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763)
Title:
Milkmaids in St. James's Park, Westminster Abbey Beyond
Date:
ca. 1801
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
39 5/8 × 56 1/2 inches (100.6 × 143.5 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2014.2
Classification:
Paintings
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Subject Terms:
church | hobbyhorse | soldiers | dogs (animals) | milk | milkmaid | park (grounds) | genre subject | cows | children | toy | cityscape
Associated Places:
Westminster Abbey | United Kingdom | England | London | St. James's Park
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Spencer House (Spencer House Ltd, 2016-01-31 - 2017-01-29)
Publications:
A Correct Catalogue of the Works of Mr. West, Public Characters of 1805, p. 566, V2161 (YCBA)Benjamin West, President of the Royal Academy: the Artist, La Belle Assemblee, supplemental pp. 17, V2175 (YCBA)Christie's (UK), Christie's sale catalogue: Catalogue of old pictures from various sources also ancient and modern pictures: 20 January 1928, Christie's, London, 20 January 1928, pp. 20, lot 158, Fiche B51 (YCBA)John Galt, Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq./ composed from materials furnished by himself, , T. Caddell and W. Davies, London, 1820, Part II pp. 229, ND237 .W45 G4 (YCBA) YCBA Rare BooksJohn Galt, The Life of Benjamin West (1816-1820), Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, Gainesville, FL, 1960, pp. 229, NJ18 W.52 G.35 1960A (YCBA)Robins sale catalogue: Catalogue of a Few Finished Original Pictures, Particularly the First Installation of the Order of the Garter: one of the Most Elaborate Works of the Late Benjamin West, Esq. P.R.A. : 20 and 22 June 1829, Robins, Whiting, London, UK, June 20-22, 1829, pp. 7, lot 86, V2186Helmut von Erffa, The Paintings of Benjamin West, Yale University Press, New Haven, 1986, pp. 427, pp. 418, no. 448, NJ18 W52 A12 +E73 Oversize (YCBA)