Angel at the Tomb of Christ

Benjamin West

Caption

Benjamin West (American, 1738–1820). Angel at the Tomb of Christ, 1813. Oil on canvas, 16 × 11 3/16 × 1/8 in. (40.6 × 28.4 × 0.3 cm) frame: 26 × 21 1/4 × 3 3/4 in. (66 × 54 × 9.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Joseph F. McCrindle Collection, 2009.19.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Angel at the Tomb of Christ

Date

1813

Medium

Oil on canvas

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

16 × 11 3/16 × 1/8 in. (40.6 × 28.4 × 0.3 cm) frame: 26 × 21 1/4 × 3 3/4 in. (66 × 54 × 9.5 cm)

Signatures

Signed on the rock between the angel's legs: "B West / 1813"

Credit Line

Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

Accession Number

2009.19

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