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Study for "Alexander III, King of Scotland, Saved from a Stag by Colin Fitzgerald"

Benjamin West1784

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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Title: Study for "Alexander III, King of Scotland, Saved from a Stag by Colin Fitzgerald"
Creator: Benjamin West
Date Created: 1784
Physical Dimensions: 13 5/8 x 20 1/8 in. (34.6 x 51.1 cm)
Type: Drawing
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/16733
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brown ink washes, black chalk, and graphite on off-white (now oxidized) laid paper.
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Culture: American

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