Benjamin West, 1738–1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763), A Christening in Chevening Church, Kent, undated
- Title:
- A Christening in Chevening Church, Kent
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, blue laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 4 9/16 x 7 1/4 inches (11.6 x 18.4 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 5 7/8 × 8 1/2 inches (14.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso, on mount in brown ink, lower center: "A Christening in the Church of chevening. in Kent | Benj'm West"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.4222
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- children | christening | church | genre subject | hats | infant | men | minister | window | women
- Associated Places:
- Chevening | England | Kent | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14035
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