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Leave-taking of a Warrior
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Leave-taking of a Warrior

Benjamin West (American, 1738–1820)
1758–1820
Medium/TechniqueYellow-brown brush and wash, heightened with white (lead)
Dimensions19.7 x 27.9cm (7 3/4 x 11in.)
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 number42.597
On View
Not on view
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.
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