Lot Essay
This drawing is a copy after the etching of similar size by Salvator Rosa (Bartsch 18).
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Jason and the Dragon, after Rosa
Details
Raphael Lamar West (London 1769-1850 Bushey Heath)
Jason and the Dragon, after Rosa
with inscriptions 'No. 8' 'Copy Jason S Rosa RL West £' (verso)
pencil, pen and brown ink
17 5/8 x 11¼ in. (446 x 286 mm.)
Jason and the Dragon, after Rosa
with inscriptions 'No. 8' 'Copy Jason S Rosa RL West £' (verso)
pencil, pen and brown ink
17 5/8 x 11¼ in. (446 x 286 mm.)
Provenance
The artist's family, and by descent to
Mrs P. Howard; Sotheby's, London, 22 March 1979, as by Benjamin West.
Mrs P. Howard; Sotheby's, London, 22 March 1979, as by Benjamin West.
Literature
H. von Erffa and A. Staley, The Paintings of Benjamin West, New Haven and London, 1986, no. 518, p. 448, note 1.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot is being sold with no reserve.