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The Angel at the Tomb of Christ — Benjamin West. The Angel at the Tomb of Christ, ca. 1812. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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AT-00017279

The Angel at the Tomb of Christ

by Benjamin West

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Artist: Benjamin West (American, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 1738–1820 London)
Date: ca. 1812
Medium: Pen and iron-gall ink on white laid paper
Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (11.4 x 9.5 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawing
Department: The American Wing
Credit line: Gift of Leo Steinberg, 1992
Accession no.: 1992.185

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