Art, literature & history
The Crucifixion
1796/1797
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- pen and brown and black ink with blue, black, and red chalk on laid paper
- Dimensions
- sheet (approximate): 29.2 x 24.4 cm (11 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1984.3.73
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
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Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Crucifixion — Benjamin West. 1796/1797.
Medium: pen and brown and black ink with blue, black, and red chalk on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet (approximate): 29.2 x 24.4 cm (11 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1984.3.73. Julius S. Held Collection, Avalon Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.