Benjamin West Art Photos

Benjamin West (1738-1820) an American-born British portrait and historical painter.

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Artist Benjamin West enamel portrait on copper by Henry Bone at National Gallery of Ireland. Dublin, Ireland.Sarah Ursula Rose portrait by Benjamin West at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Anne Allen, later Mrs. John Penn portrait by Benjamin West at Cincinnati Art Museum. Cincinnati, OH.George Harry Grey, Lord Grey portrait by Benjamin West at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Artist Benjamin West enamel portrait on copper (1801) by Henry Bone at National Gallery of Ireland. Dublin, Ireland.Sarah Ursula Rose portrait (1756) by Benjamin West at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Anne Allen, later Mrs. John Penn portrait (1763) by Benjamin West at Cincinnati Art Museum. Cincinnati, OH.George Harry Grey, Lord Grey portrait (1765) by Benjamin West at de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Agrippina Landing at Brundisium with the Ashes of Germanicus painting by Benjamin West at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Venus Lamenting Death of Adonis painting by Benjamin West at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Elizabeth Serwell West & artist's son Raphael portrait by Benjamin West at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.The Artist & His Family painting by Benjamin West at Yale Center for British Art. New Haven, CT.
Agrippina Landing at Brundisium with the Ashes of Germanicus painting (1768) by Benjamin West at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Venus Lamenting Death of Adonis painting (1768) by Benjamin West at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Elizabeth Serwell West & artist's son Raphael portrait (c1770) by Benjamin West at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.The Artist & His Family painting (c1772) by Benjamin West at Yale Center for British Art. New Haven, CT.
The Artist & His Son Raphael painting by Benjamin West at Yale Center for British Art. New Haven, CT.Artist's Wife Elizabeth & their Son Raphael painting by Benjamin West at Yale Center for British Art. New Haven, CT.Cupid, Stung by a Bee, is Cherished by his Mother by Benjamin West at Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC.Helen Brought to Paris painting by Benjamin West at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
The Artist & His Son Raphael painting (1773) by Benjamin West at Yale Center for British Art. New Haven, CT.Artist's Wife Elizabeth & their Son Raphael painting (c1773) by Benjamin West at Yale Center for British Art. New Haven, CT.Cupid, Stung by a Bee, is Cherished by his Mother (c1774) by Benjamin West at Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC.Helen Brought to Paris painting (1776) by Benjamin West at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.
Death of General Wolfe painting by Benjamin West at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Chryseis Returning to her Father oil sketch attrib. to Benjamin West at Lyman Allyn Art Museum. New London, CT.Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye painting by Benjamin West at National Gallery of Art. Washington, DC.Cicero Discovering the Tomb of Archimedes painting by Benjamin West at Yale Center for British Art. New Haven, CT.
Death of General Wolfe painting (1776) by Benjamin West at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Chryseis Returning to her Father oil sketch attrib. to Benjamin West at Lyman Allyn Art Museum. New London, CT.Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill) painting (1776) by Benjamin West at National Gallery of Art. Washington, DC.Cicero Discovering the Tomb of Archimedes painting (1779) by Benjamin West at Yale Center for British Art. New Haven, CT.
George III portrait by Benjamin West at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.Alexander III of Scotland Rescued from Fury of a Stag by the Intrepidity of Colin Fitzgerald painting by Benjamin West at National Gallery of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Conversion of St Paul painting by Benjamin West at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.King Lear painting by Benjamin West at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.
George III portrait (1783) by Benjamin West at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.Alexander III of Scotland Rescued from Fury of a Stag by the Intrepidity of Colin Fitzgerald painting (1786) by Benjamin West at National Gallery of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Conversion of St Paul painting (c1786) by Benjamin West at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.King Lear painting (1788) by Benjamin West at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.
Bathing Place at Ramsgate painting by Benjamin West at Yale Center for British Art. New Haven, CT.British Manufactory painting by Benjamin West at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.Ophelia & Laertes painting by Benjamin West at Cincinnati Art Museum. Cincinnati, OH.Baptism of Our Savior painting by Benjamin West at BYU Museum of Art. Provo, UT.
Bathing Place at Ramsgate painting (c1788) by Benjamin West at Yale Center for British Art. New Haven, CT.British Manufactory painting (1791) by Benjamin West at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.Ophelia & Laertes painting (1792) by Benjamin West at Cincinnati Art Museum. Cincinnati, OH.Baptism of Our Savior painting (c1794) by Benjamin West at BYU Museum of Art. Provo, UT.
Portrait of Raphael West & Benjamin West Jr. by their father Benjamin West at Nelson-Atkins Museum. Kansas City, MO.Archbishop St. Thomas a Becket painting by Benjamin West at Toledo Museum of Art. Toledo, OH.St Michael & Dragon painting by Benjamin West at Toledo Museum of Art. Toledo, OH.Abraham & Isaac Proceeding to Mt. Moriah painting by Benjamin West at Wichita Art Museum. Wichita, KS.
Portrait of Raphael West & Benjamin West Jr. (c1796) by their father Benjamin West at Nelson-Atkins Museum. Kansas City, MO.Archbishop St. Thomas a Becket painting (1797) by Benjamin West at Toledo Museum of Art. Toledo, OH.St Michael & Dragon painting (1797) by Benjamin West at Toledo Museum of Art. Toledo, OH.Abraham & Isaac Proceeding to Mt. Moriah painting (1799) by Benjamin West at Wichita Art Museum. Wichita, KS.
Treaty of Peace unfinished painting after Benjamin West showing American signers of treaty ending American Revolution for which British signers refused to pose in Stone Library at Peacefield. Quincy, MA.St Peter Released from Prison painting by Benjamin West at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.The Hope Family painting by Benjamin West at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Moses Shown the Promised Land painting by Benjamin West at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Treaty of Peace unfinished painting (1783) after Benjamin West showing American signers of treaty ending American Revolution for which British signers refused to pose in Stone Library at Peacefield. Quincy, MA.St Peter Released from Prison painting (1800) by Benjamin West at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.The Hope Family painting (1802) by Benjamin West at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Moses Shown the Promised Land painting (1801) by Benjamin West at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Phaéton sollicitant auprès d'Apollon la conduite du char du Soleil painting by Benjamin West at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Detail of Phaéton sollicitant auprès d'Apollon la conduite du char du Soleil painting by Benjamin West at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Thetis Bringing Armor to Achilles painting by Benjamin West at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.Death of Nelson painting by Benjamin West at Walker Art Gallery. Liverpool, England.
Phaéton sollicitant auprès d'Apollon la conduite du char du Soleil (Phaeton asking Apollo to drive the chariot of the sun) painting (1804) by Benjamin West at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Detail of Phaéton sollicitant auprès d'Apollon la conduite du char du Soleil (Phaeton asking Apollo to drive the chariot of the sun) painting (1804) by Benjamin West at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Thetis Bringing Armor to Achilles painting (1806 or 8) by Benjamin West at New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT.Death of Nelson painting (1806) by Benjamin West at Walker Art Gallery. Liverpool, England.
Apotheosis of Nelson painting by Benjamin West at Yale Center for British Art. New Haven, CT.Study for "Christ Rejected" painting by Benjamin West at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY.John Eardley Wilmot portrait by Benjamin West at Yale Center for British Art. New Haven, CT.The Stolen Kiss painting by Benjamin West at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.
Apotheosis of Nelson painting (1807) by Benjamin West at Yale Center for British Art. New Haven, CT.Study for "Christ Rejected" painting (1811) by Benjamin West at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY.John Eardley Wilmot portrait (1812) by Benjamin West at Yale Center for British Art. New Haven, CT.The Stolen Kiss painting (1819) by Benjamin West at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.
Benjamin West self-portrait at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Death of General Wolfe by George D. Tomlinson at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.

Benjamin West self-portrait (1819) at Smithsonian American Art Museum. Washington, DC.Death of General Wolfe (1882) by George D. Tomlinson (after Benjamin West) at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.


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