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Studies for the figures of the Princess Alfred and Octavius in the picture of their Apotheosis
Studies for the figures of the Princess Alfred and Octavius in the picture of their Apotheosis

Studies for the figures of the Princess Alfred and Octavius in the picture of their Apotheosis

Benjamin West (American, 1738–1820)
1758–1820
Medium/TechniquePen and brown ink and brown wash
Dimensions44.3 x 30.3cm (17 7/16 x 11 15/16in.)
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 number42.607
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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.