Detail View: The AMICA Library: Angels announcing the Birth of Christ

AMICA ID: 
BMFA.42.599
AMICA Library Year: 
1999
Object Type: 
Drawings and Watercolors
Creator Name: 
West, Benjamin
Creator Nationality: 
North American; American
Creator Role: 
By
Creator Dates/Places: 
American, 1738-1820
Creator Name-CRT: 
Benjamin West
Title: 
Angels announcing the Birth of Christ
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
about 1790
Creation Start Date: 
1780
Creation End Date: 
1800
Materials and Techniques: 
Pen and brown ink, with brown and neutral red and green washes, touched with white (lead)
Dimensions: 
26.9 x 34.5 cm (10 5/8 x 13 9/16 in.)
AMICA Contributor: 
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Owner Location: 
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
ID Number: 
42.599
Credit Line: 
From the collection of John Hubbard Sturgis, born1834, died 1888, given in his memory by his daughters, Miss Frances C. Sturgis, Miss Mabel R. Sturgis, Mrs. William Haynes-Smith (Alice Maud Sturgis), and Miss Evelyn R. Sturgis
Rights: 
Related Image Identifier Link: 
BMFA.227-1.tif