A wooded and rocky landscape
Born and raised in London, Raphael Lamar West became a skilled draftsman and painter assistant to his famous father, the American-born Benjamin West. In 1800, the young artist was sent to inspect a substantial family property in Genesee County, upstate New York, that Behjamin hoped to sell to the wealthly British collector, traveler and writer William Beckford (1760-1844). At some point during his two-year journey, Raphael made this expressive study of a rough escarpment overgrown with foliage.
Artwork Details
- Title: A wooded and rocky landscape
- Artist: Raphael Lamar West (British, London 1769–1850 Bushey Heath)
- Date: ca. 1800
- Medium: Black and white chalk on blue paper
- Dimensions: Sheet: 14 13/16 × 20 1/2 in. (37.7 × 52 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.348
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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