Benjamin West, American, 1738–1820
<p>The Woman Clothed with the Sun Fleeth from the Persecution of the Dragon, ca. 1797
Oil on paper laid down on wood panel
149 x 69 cm. (58 11/16 x 27 3/16 in.)
frame: 168.5 × 87.2 × 6.5 cm (66 5/16 × 34 5/16 × 2 9/16 in.)
Museum purchase, Kathleen Compton Sherrerd Fund for American Art
1996-62
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Part of a commission for the Revelation Chamber of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonthill_Abbey" class="extiw" title="w:Fonthill Abbey">Fonthill Abbey</a>, likely a study for a stained glass window.
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circa 1797 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1797-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
Princeton University Art Museum