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Benjamin West
Helen Brought to Paris
mk136
Oil on canvas
1776
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Benjamin West
The Death of General Wolfe
mk156
1770
Oil on canvas
152x214cm
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Benjamin West
Penn-s Treaty with the Indians
mk156
1771-72
Oil on canvas
191.8x273.7cm
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Benjamin West
The death of general Wolf
MK169
ca. 1770 oil Paint on cloth
153x215cm
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Benjamin West
Tod des General Wolfe in der Schacht von Quebec
mk181
1770
Ottawa
Natinal Gallery of Canada.
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Benjamin West
William Penns Friedensvertrag mit den Indianern
mk181
1771
Philadelphia
PA,Pennsylvania Academy of Design
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Benjamin West
Die amerikanischen Friedensunterhandler
mk181
1782
Henry Laurens
Winterhur
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Benjamin West
Tod auf einem fahlen Pferd
mk181
1802
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Benjamin West
The Battle of the Boyne
mk178
1778
oils on linen
162.5x210.8cm
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Benjamin West
Death on the Pale Horse
mk212
1796
Oil on canvas
59.5x128.5cm
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Benjamin West
Treatly
mk212
Oil on canvas
191.8x273.7cm
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Benjamin West
Sjalvportratt
mk234
about 1770
77x64cm
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Benjamin West
the death of general wolfe
mk247
1770,oil on canvas,60x84.5 in,152.5x214.5 cm,national gallery of canada,ottawa,canada
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Benjamin West
The Death of General Wolfe
mk250 Year in 1771. Cloth on canvas, 152.4 x 213.4 cm. National Gallery of Canada
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Benjamin West
As painted by Gilbert Stuart,
As painted by Gilbert Stuart, 1783-84
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Benjamin West
The Death of General Wolfe,
The Death of General Wolfe, 1770
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Benjamin West
Tod des Generals Wolfe
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions Deutsch: 151 ?? 213 cm
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Benjamin West
Mercury and Argus
Date 1793
Medium Oil on panel
Dimensions 24.5 x 32.4 cm
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Benjamin West
The Women at the Sepulchre
ca. 1805(1805)
Oil on panel
83 x 86.5 cm (32.68 x 34.06 in)
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Benjamin West
Cicero Discovering the Tomb of Archimedes
1797
oil paint
124.5 x 180.5 centimeters
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1738-1820
Benjamin West Locations
Benjamin West RA (October 10, 1738 ?C March 11, 1820) was an Anglo-American painter of historical scenes around and after the time of the American War of Independence. He was the second president of the Royal Academy serving from 1792 to 1805 and 1806 to 1820.
In 1760, sponsored by Smith and William Allen, reputed to be the wealthiest man in Philadelphia, West traveled to Italy where he expanded his repertoire by copying the works of Italian painters such as Titian and Raphael.
As painted by Gilbert Stuart, 1783-84West was a close friend of Benjamin Franklin, whose portrait he painted. Franklin was also the godfather of West's second son, Benjamin.
In 1763, West moved to England, where he was commissioned by King George III to create portraits of members of the royal family. The king himself was twice painted by him. He painted his most famous, and possibly most influential painting, The Death of General Wolfe, in 1770, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1771. Although originally snubbed by Sir Joshua Reynolds, the famous portrait painter and President of the Royal Academy, and others as over ambitious, the painting became one of the most frequently reproduced images of the period.
In 1772, King George appointed him historical painter to the court at an annual fee of £1,000. With Reynolds, West founded the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768. He was the second president of the Royal Academy from 1792 to 1805. He was re-elected in 1806 and was president until his death in 1820. He was Surveyor of the King's Pictures from 1791 until his death. Many American artists studied under him in London, including Charles Willson Peale, Rembrandt Peale, Gilbert Stuart, John Trumbull, and Thomas Sully. [3]
West is known for his large scale history paintings, which use expressive figures, colours and compositional schemes to help the spectator to identify with the scene represented. West called this "epic representation".
He died in London.
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