Portrait of St James Minor

Signed by artist and dated. One of West's designs for the trompe l'oeil saints in the clerestory of the Chapel of Greenwich Hospital, the final versions being executed by Biagio Rebecca. St James minor is also called 'the less' (son of Alphaeus): for the group and reference image information, see PAH3932. [PvdM 6/17]

Object Details

ID: PAH3940
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: West, Benjamin
Date made: 1788
People: Saint James the Less
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection
Measurements: Sheet: 465 x 195 mm; Mount: 735 mm x 555 mm