COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.97.29.3
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Pratt, Matthew
Creator Role:
Artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1734-1805
Creator Name-CRT:
Matthew Pratt
Title:
The American School
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1765
Creation Start Date:
1765
Creation End Date:
1765
Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
36 x 50 1/4 in. (91.4 x 127.6 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
97.29.3
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1897
Context:
The picture depicts a scene in the London studio of Benjamin West, who is generally agreed to be the figure standing at the left. Based on comparisons to self-portraits, Pratt seems to be the seated figure at the left who is showing a drawing to West. The identities of the other artists represented in the picture remain uncertain. A recent cleaning has revealed that a chalk underdrawing for a portrait of a lady was represented on the easel painting.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.ap97.29.3.R.tif
