Mother and Three Children
Benjamin West
(American, 1738–1820)
1758–1820
Medium/TechniquePen and brush with bistre and bistre wash, with touches of light blue watercolor
Dimensions35.1 x 28.6cm (13 13/16 x 11 1/4in.)
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 number42.610
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDrawings / Watercolors
Collections
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.
Antonio Balestra
early 18th century
Henry Austin
About 1868 (house built in 1868, demolished in 1955)
