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WEST, Benjamin Edward III Crossing the Somme oil painting


Edward III Crossing the Somme
Painting ID::  7213 		Artist: WEST, Benjamin
Painting: Edward III Crossing the Somme
Introduction: 1788 Oil on canvas, 137,2 x 149,9 cm Royal Collection, Windsor
   
   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
WEST, Benjamin The Treaty of Penn with the Indians. oil painting


The Treaty of Penn with the Indians.
Painting ID::  7217 		Artist: WEST, Benjamin
Painting: The Treaty of Penn with the Indians.
Introduction: 1771-72 Oil on canvas, 190 x 274 cm Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia
   
   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
WEST, Benjamin Portrait of Colonel Guy Johnson oil painting


Portrait of Colonel Guy Johnson
Painting ID::  7220 		Artist: WEST, Benjamin
Painting: Portrait of Colonel Guy Johnson
Introduction: c. 1775 Oil on canvas, 203 x 138 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
   
   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
WEST, Benjamin Self-Portrait oil painting


Self-Portrait
Painting ID::  7222 		Artist: WEST, Benjamin
Painting: Self-Portrait
Introduction: 1770 Oil on canvas Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore
   
   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
WEST, Benjamin The Death of General Wolfe oil painting


The Death of General Wolfe
Painting ID::  7223 		Artist: WEST, Benjamin
Painting: The Death of General Wolfe
Introduction: 1770 Oil on canvas, 152,6 x 214,5 cm National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
   
   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
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     American Neoclassical Painter, 1738-1820 American historical painter who worked in England. He was born in Springfield, Pa., in a house that is now a memorial museum at Swarthmore College. After some instruction from a local artist named William Williams, he set up as a portrait painter in Philadelphia at 18, subsequently moving to New York City. In 1760 he went to Europe, where he remained for the rest of his life. For three years he studied in Italy. Working under the tutelage of Anton Mengs, he was also inspired by the classical research of Johann Winckelmann. He then settled in London, becoming a leader of the neoclassical movement. Under the patronage of George III, commissions came to him in great numbers, and in 1772 he was appointed historical painter to the king. A founder of the Royal Academy, he succeeded Sir Joshua Reynolds as its president in 1792. West executed more than 400 canvases, chiefly historical, mythological, and religious subjects painted on a heroic scale. He had many pupils and was a generous friend and adviser to younger artists, particularly American painters studying in England, among whom were Washington Allston, Samuel Morse, Charles Willson Peale, Gilbert Stuart, and John Singleton Copley. His influence on American painting of the period was predominant. Among West's best-known works are Death of General Wolfe (Grosvenor Gall., London) and Penn's Treaty with the Indians (Pa. Acad. of the Fine Arts). In these paintings he created a new departure in historical painting by clothing his figures in the costume of their period instead of the traditional classical garb. . Related Artists to WEST, Benjamin : | Paulus Moreelse | Francesco Giuseppe Casanova | Barabas Miklos | Arthur Loureiro | Abraham Walkowitz |

 

 

 
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