Head of a Screaming Man (recto)

Benjamin West, 1792

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Head of a Screaming Man (recto), 1792. black crayon.

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black crayon · Sheet: 32.3 x 40.7 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Head of a Screaming Man (recto)
Artist: Benjamin West (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1738–1820)
Date: 1792
Medium: black crayon
Dimensions: Sheet: 32.3 x 40.7 cm (12 11/16 x 16 in.)
Credit line: Dudley P. Allen Fund
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1738–1820

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