Panthea Stabs Herself beside the Corpse of Abradatas

After Benjamin West American

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Title: Panthea Stabs Herself beside the Corpse of Abradatas
Artist: After Benjamin West (American, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 1738–1820 London)
Culture: American
Medium: Brown ink, washes, and black chalk on white laid paper
Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 12 3/16 in. (21 x 31 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Cephas G. Thompson, 1887
Object Number: 87.12.167 verso
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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