Benjamin West drawings take a combined £112,000
Two drawings of Old Testament subjects by the American-born portrait and history painter Benjamin West (1738-1820) proved the highlight of the latest sale of Old Masters & 19th Century Works on Paper at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ saleroom in Mayfair.
The two black chalk drawings on sheets of buff paper measuring 21 x 13in (53 x 32cm) were both signe…