Harvard Art Museums > 1954.103: Chaining Prometheus to the Rock Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Chaining Prometheus to the Rock (Benjamin West) , 1954.103,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/308467. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1954.103 People Benjamin West, American (Springfield, PA 1738 - 1820 London, England) Title Chaining Prometheus to the Rock Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1783 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/308467 Physical Descriptions Medium Brown ink on modern laid paper, mounted to cardboard Dimensions 28 x 34.4 cm (11 x 13 9/16 in.) mount: 28.3 x 34.4 cm (11 1/8 x 13 9/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: brown ink, l.r.: B. West / 1783 inscription: verso, black ink: Chaining Prometheus to the Rock / Benj. West exhibition label: removed from backing, now in curatorial file, paper, printed and typed Provenance Recorded Ownership History Castano Galleries, Boston, MA; sold to the Fogg Art Museum, 1954. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gifts for Special Uses Fund Accession Year 1954 Object Number 1954.103 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History William E. Steadman, First Flowers of our Wilderness, exh. cat., University of Arizona Museum of Art (Tucson, AZ, 1976), no. 74, pl. 74 Exhibition History First Flowers of our Wilderness, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, 01/11/1976 - 02/15/1976; University of Arizona, Tucson, 02/29/1976 - 03/28/1976 32Q: 2240 18th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/25/2022 - 09/12/2022 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
