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Aegisthus Viewing the Body of Clytemnestra
Image Not Available for Aegisthus Viewing the Body of Clytemnestra

Aegisthus Viewing the Body of Clytemnestra

Benjamin West (American, 1738–1820)
1758–1820
Medium/TechniquePen and brown ink (bistre) and wash over graphite pencil
Dimensions21 x 30.6 cm (8 1/4 x 12 1/16 in.)
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 number42.606
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ClassificationsDrawings
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.