Venus and Adonis (Bath of Venus)

Artist Benjamin West (American, 1738 - 1820)

Datec. 1799

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsOverall: 28 1/16 x 39 5/16 in. (71.3 x 99.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of John Driscoll

Object number2001.31

Collections

American

ClassificationsPainting

Object NamePainting

DepartmentPermanent Collection

CultureNorth American

NationalityAmerican

On View

On view

Century

Eighteenth

Exhibition HistoryInaugural Installation: 19th Century American Galleries (109), Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, PA, June 1, 2024 - present; Conversations Across the Collection, Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, PA, January 7 - May 14, 2023; Alexander Gallery, New York, NY, 1984-1992; George Robins, Great Piazza, Covent Garden, London, England, Studio of Benjamin West, May 22-24, 1829, no. 95 (listed as Venus and Adonis with Cupids Bathing); West's Gallery, London, England (West's home and studio at 14 Newman Street), 1805; Royal Academy of Arts, London, England, 1799, no. 156 (listed as The Bath of Venus: a Poetic Landscape).ProvenanceBabcock Gallery, New York, NY, 2000-2001; The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll and Mrs. Carroll, New York, NY 1992-2000; Alexander Gallery, New York, NY 1984-1992; Private Collection (Sold Sotheby's, London, England, 4 July 1984, lot 277, Illustrated); Holloway; Estate of the Artist 1820-1829; the Artist, ca. 1799-1820