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Benjamin West

1738–1820 · American

Born
1738 · Springfield Township
Died
1820 · London

81 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Benjamin West was an American-born British painter who specialised in history painting. He created works such as The Death of Nelson, The Death of General Wolfe, the Treaty of Paris, and Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky.

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Benjamin West (October 10, 1738 – March 11, 1820) was an American-born British painter who specialised in history painting, creating such works as The Death of Nelson, The Death of General Wolfe, the Treaty of Paris, and Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky. Entirely self-taught, West soon gained valuable patronage and toured Europe, eventually settling in London. He impressed King George III and was largely responsible for the launch of the Royal Academy, of which he became the second president (after Sir Joshua Reynolds). He was appointed historical painter to the court and Surveyor of the King's Pictures. West also painted religious subjects, as in his huge work The Preservation of St Paul after a Shipwreck at Malta, at the Chapel of St Peter and St Paul at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, and Christ Healing the Sick, presented to the National Gallery.

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Selected from 81 works by Benjamin West in the Collect24 Registry.

Benjamin West, Head of a Screaming Man (recto); Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

Benjamin West

Head of a Screaming Man (recto); Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso), 1792

black crayon

32.3 × 40.7 cm

Cleveland Museum of Art

C24-208450

Benjamin West, Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

Benjamin West

Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso), 1792

black crayon

32.3 × 40.7 cm

Cleveland Museum of Art

C24-208432

Benjamin West, The Fright of Astyanax (Hector Bidding Farewell to Andromache)

Benjamin West

The Fright of Astyanax (Hector Bidding Farewell to Andromache), 1797

Pen and brown ink, brown wash, and blue and white opaque watercolor, on brown paper

31.8 × 46 cm

J. Paul Getty Museum

C24-207574

Benjamin West, Head of a Screaming Man (recto)

Benjamin West

Head of a Screaming Man (recto), 1792

black crayon

32.3 × 40.7 cm

Cleveland Museum of Art

C24-193501

Benjamin West, Mary Hopkinson

Benjamin West

Mary Hopkinson, ca. 1764

oil on canvas

127.8 × 96.9 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140321

Benjamin West, Helen Brought to Paris

Benjamin West

Helen Brought to Paris, 1776

oil on canvas

143.3 × 198.3 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-131406

Benjamin West, Self-Portrait

Benjamin West

Self-Portrait, 1819

oil on paperboard

82.2 × 65 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-127966

Benjamin West, George III

Benjamin West

George III, 1783

oil on canvas

126.5 × 101 cm

Cleveland Museum of Art

C24-109030

Benjamin West, Studie til maleri forestillende englene, der viser sig for hyrderne

Benjamin West

Studie til maleri forestillende englene, der viser sig for hyrderne, 1772-1774

Sortkridt og olie på brunligt papir

21.3 × 16.7 cm

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

C24-252905

Benjamin West, William IV, when Prince William, and Edward, Duke of Kent, when Prince Edward

Benjamin West

William IV, when Prince William, and Edward, Duke of Kent, when Prince Edward, 1778

oil paint

243.8 × 166.3 cm

Royal Collection

C24-301747

Benjamin West, Study for the Crucifixion

Benjamin West

Study for the Crucifixion, 1788

Brown ink applied by brush and pen, black chalk underdrawing; laid paper prepared with a light golden brown wash

47 × 30.5 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-942759

Benjamin West, The Last Supper

Benjamin West

The Last Supper, 1784

oil paint

275.7 × 183 cm

Tate

C24-462484

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