Benjamin West
Saint John the Evangelist Called to Write the Revelation

Saint John the Evangelist Called to Write the Revelation

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Saint John the Evangelist Called to Write the Revelation
ArtistAmerican, active England, 1738–1820
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Saint John the Evangelist Called to Write the Revelation
Date1797
PlaceEngland
MediumOil on five sheets of paper mounted on canvas, itself mounted on wood
DimensionsImage: 57 7/8 × 26 1/2 in. (147 × 67.3 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1985.12
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
106 Cameron Gallery
On view

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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
ProvenancePainted in 1797 for William Beckford (1759–1844), Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire, England; possibly included in [Christie’s, London, Fonthill sale, September 17–27, 1822 (as one of the two works entitled "A Subject from the Revelations,"), sale not held]; probably [Phillips, London, Fonthill sale, October 10–15, 1823, lots 152, 153, 349 and 350 (as one of the four works illustrating the Book of Revelation)]; untraced until given by the children of Sir Samuel Bagster Boulton (1830–1918), first Baronet of Copped Hall, Totteridge, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, to the Church of Saint Andrew, Totteridge, 1918; until sold by the church, [Sotheby’s, London, July 9, 1980, lot 73]; purchased by [the Noortman & Brod Gallery, London, 1980]; [Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1985.
Exhibition History"British Paintings 1550–1800 from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Ellen Noël Art Museum, Odessa, Texas, November 13, 2010–January 10, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated on the stone lower left: B West/1797

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