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Agrippina -- A Study
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Agrippina -- A Study

Benjamin West (American, 1738–1820)
1758–1820
Medium/TechniqueBlack chalk heightened with white, on grayish blue-green paper
Dimensions30.2 x 21.3cm (11 7/8 x 8 3/8in.)
Credit LineGift in memory of John Hubbard Sturgis by his daughters, Miss Frances C. Sturgis, Miss Mabel R. Sturgis, Mrs. William Haynes-Smith (Alice Maud Sturgis), and Miss Evelyn R. Sturgis
Accession number42.601
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsWest inscription on verso of orig. mount (saved).ProvenanceJohn Hubbard Sturgis (1834-1888); Miss Frances C. Sturgis, Miss Mabel R. Sturgis, Mrs. William Haynes-Smith (Alice Maud Sturgis), and Miss Evelyn R. Sturgis (daughters of the John Hubbard Sturgis); gift to MFA, December 10, 1942.