Attributed to Benjamin West, P.R.A. (Springfield, Pennsylvania 1738-1820 London)
Property from a Private American Collection
Attributed to Benjamin West, P.R.A. (Springfield, Pennsylvania 1738-1820 London)

A sheet of studies of an eagle

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Attributed to Benjamin West, P.R.A. (Springfield, Pennsylvania 1738-1820 London)
A sheet of studies of an eagle
pencil, pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash on oatmeal paper
7 ½ x 9 ¾ in. (19.1 x 24.8 cm)
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Lot Essay

The present sheet is perhaps related to the eagle ridden by cupid in Omnia Vincit Amor (1809, Metropolitan Museum, New York). Although the technique is unusual for West, Professor Allen Staley has suggested that it may have been executed within his studio for him to use in painting the eagle.
We are grateful to Professor Allen Staley for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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