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The Cave of Despair
Benjamin West1772
Yale Center for British Art
New Haven, CT, United States
Details
- Title: The Cave of Despair
- Creator: Benjamin West, 1738–1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763)
- Creator Lifespan: 1738/1820
- Creator Nationality: American, active in Britain (from 1763)
- Creator Gender: male
- Date Created: 1772
- Physical Dimensions: 24 x 30 inches (61 x 76.2 cm)
- Subject Keywords: literary theme, donkey, women, knight (landholder), literature, men, rope, virgin, allegory, personification, skulls (skeleton components), cave, swords, dagger, costume, religious and mythological subject
- External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
- Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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