A wooded and rocky landscape

Raphael Lamar West British

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Born and raised in London, Raphael Lamar West became a skilled draftsman and painter assistant to his famous father, the American-born Benjamin West. In 1800, the young artist was sent to inspect a substantial family property in Genesee County, upstate New York, that Behjamin hoped to sell to the wealthly British collector, traveler and writer William Beckford (1760-1844). At some point during his two-year journey, Raphael made this expressive study of a rough escarpment overgrown with foliage.

A wooded and rocky landscape, Raphael Lamar West (British, London 1769–1850 Bushey Heath), Black and white chalk on blue paper

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