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Framed engraving of a standing young man wrapped in a blanket with a basket, a chair, and oars on the left, two clubs and a book of drawings on the right. Pulled back curtain reveals a column on the right.
engravings (prints)
paper (fiber product)
ink
wood (plant material)
Engraving
"Painted by Benjamin West" (printed)
"Engrav'd by J,R, Smith" (printed)
"Mr. Banks" (printed)
"Publish'd 15, April 1773, by S Hooper No. 25 Ludgate Hill, and J,R, Smith No. 4 Exeter Court, Exeter Change, Strand" (printed)
"I left / blankwell / that was civilized and / the Fogg museum and I got back / fight" (handwritten)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P369
Smith, J. R. (Engraver)
After West, Benjamin (Artist)
25 12/16 x 16 10/16 x 12/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.792
Title Mr. Banks Accession Number
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