Artist
Benjamin West American, active England, 1738–1820
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Pilgrim Mourning His Dead Ass
Date1800
PlaceEngland
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions19 5/8 × 14 3/8 in. (49.8 × 36.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the the family of Joseph S. Cullinan
Object number53.4
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
106 Cameron Gallery
On view
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Department
American ArtObject Type
Purchased in New York c. 1920 by Joseph S. Cullinan, of Houston Texas.
To the Family of Joseph S. Cullinan by Inheritance.Donated to the museum on May 7, 1953.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: Exhibited by the artist at the Royal Academy, London, c. 1800.
Exhibited: "The Hand and the Spirit: Religious Art in America 1700-1900," University Art Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, 1972-1973 (LN:72.15)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
signed lower right: B. West / 1800
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