Benjamin West
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| Date of birth | 10 October 1738, 10 November 1738 Springfield Township | ||||
| Date of death | 11 March 1820 London | ||||
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Deutsch: Benjamin West (1738-1820), US-amerikanischer Maler zur Zeit der Unabhängigkeitskriege der USA.
English: Benjamin West (1738-1820), Anglo-American painter of historical scenes around the time of the American Revolution.
Italiano: Benjamin West (1738-1820), pittore britannico noto per le sue opere relative alla Rivoluzione americana.
Portraits
- Self-portrait of Benjamin West, 1770
- After West self-portrait, c.1763
- Benjamin West by Gilbert Stuart, 1783–84
- Engraving of Benjamin West
- Mrs Benjamin West and son Raphael c.1767
- Charles Willson Peale by Benjamin West, 1767–69
Paintings by Benjamin West
Main gallery: Paintings by Benjamin West.
- Agrippina Landing at Brundisium with the Ashes of Germanicus, 1768
- Kleombrotos sent into Exile by Leonidas II, 1768
- The Death of General Wolfe, 1770
- Detail of the Death of General Wolfe, 1770
- Penn's Treaty with the Indians, 1771
- Portrait of Colonel Guy Johnson (possibly Sir William Johnson), 1775–76
- King Lear in the Storm, 1778
- Treaty of Paris, 1783
- Omnia Vincit Amor or The Power of Love in the Three Elements, 1809
- Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky (ca. 1816)
The Progress of Revealed Religion, from the Bob Jones University collection
- Isaiah's Lips Anointed with Fire
- St. Peter Preaching at Pentecost
- Christ Coming Up Out of the Jordan
- Esau and Jacob Presented to Isaac
- The Brazen Serpent
- Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh
Works after Benjamin West
- Engraving of Richard Price by T. Holloway
- Colored engraving of a scene from Pontiac's Rebellion
- East window of St Paul's Church, Birmingham, England depicting The Conversion of St Paul