Lot 5
Circle of Benjamin West (1738-1820)
Lot 5 Details
Circle of Benjamin West (1738-1820), American
STUDY IN THE MANNER OF WEST’S, THE DEATH OF GENERAL WOLFE
Colour chalk with brown wash and watercolour with pencil on laid paper with tre-lune watermark (3 crescent moons).
Sheet 10.5" x 15.5" — 26.7 x 39.4 cm.
Estimate $1,500-$2,500
Note:
This scene depicts a similar grouping of figures around a fallen soldier reminiscent of Benjamin West’s, The Death of General Wolfe, painted in 1770 where his figures are placed as in a Lamentation of Christ.
The study also relates to works by West’s student, John Trumbull (1756-1843), such as his “Death of Montgomery” painted in London while working under West in his studio in 1784.