FILTER RESULTS
by Artist
by Artist
by Century
by Country
by Object Type
This object does not have an image.
The Nativity
ca. 179628 1/2 x 20 3/4 in. (72.4 x 52.7 cm)
Benjamin West
American (Springfield (now Swathmore), PA, 1738 - 1820, London, England)
Object Type:
Painting
Medium and Support:
Oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Partial and promised gift of Dr. and Mrs. James Aquavella
Accession Number:
2005.278
Location: Not currently on view
Provenance
Purchased from the artist's estate sale, Robins, London, May 22-25, 1829 by Dolman; Arthur Wilkin, Woodhurst, Sussex; Mortimer Brandt, New York (dealer), 1967; purchased from him by Dr. and Mrs. James Aquavella; their gift to the Gallery in 2005
Keywords
Click a term to view the records with the same keyword
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- John Dillenberger. Benjamin West: The Context of His Life's Work with Particular Attention to Paintings with Religious Subject Matter. San Antonio, TX: Trinity University Press, 1977.
- Public Characters of 1805. London, England: T. Gillet, 1805.
- Universal Magazine.
- John Barlow. The Columbiad: A Poem. Philadelphia, PA: Conrad, Lucas and Co., 1807.
- La Belle Assemblée.
- John Galt. The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq., President of the Royal Academy of London. London, England: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1820.
- Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. Helmut von Erffa and Allen Staley. The Paintings of Benjamin West. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1986.
- Ensign. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Portfolio List
Click a portfolio name to view all the objects in that portfolio
This object is a member of the following portfolios: