Jephthah's Daughter
1780
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1780
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Jephthah's Daughter is a 1780 ink by Benjamin West, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a scene from a biblical story. It's a simple drawing with a woman in the center. The artist used a mix of pen, ink, and color to create it, which is interesting because it was made a long time ago, and this mix of techniques was not common then. You can learn more about this style by looking at the technique: gouache.
