Benjamin West (1738-1820)

Aliases: Benjamin (1738) West; C. West

Professions: Painter; Historical-scenes painter; Porträtmaler; Lithographer; Mezzotintostecher

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  Benjamin West, P.R.A. Swarthmore, PA 1738-1820 London and John Trumbull Lebanon, CT 1756-1843 New York

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  Design for the ceiling decoration of the Royal Chapel, Windsor Castle, with The Last Judgement, centre, the Evangelists Matthew and Mark, above, and the Evangelists Luke and John, below ( recto ); Designs for the ceiling decoration of the Royal

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  Benjamin West, P.R.A. Swarthmore, PA 1738-1820 London

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  Benjamin West, P.R.A. (1738-1820)

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Benjamin West Biography

(b Springfield [now Swarthmore], PA, 10 Oct 1738; d London, 11 March 1820). American painter and draughtsman, active in England. He was the first American artist to achieve an international reputation and to influence artistic trends in Europe. He taught three generations of his aspiring countrymen. His son Raphael Lamar West (1769–1850) was a history painter.

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