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Object Type
print
Museum number
1839,0413.45
Title
Object:
Mr West and family
Description
Group Portrait after Benjamin West (Staley 546); the artist stands on the right, leaning on the back of the armchair in which his father John is seated; beside him Thomas, his half-brother, also seated; on the left sits his wife Elizabeth, holding baby Benjamin junior in her arms, their eldest son Raphael Lamar leaning against the arm of her chair. 1781 Stipple with some etching
Producer name
Print made by:
D P Pariset
After:
Benjamin West
Published by:
Madame Breton
School/style
French
Production date
1781
Production place
Published in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
stipple
etching
Dimensions
Height:
266 millimetres
Width:
318 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Le Blanc 1854-89 / Manuel de l'Amateur d'Estampes 1550-1820
(23)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
Benjamin West junior
Portrait of:
Benjamin West
Portrait of:
Elizabeth West
Portrait of:
Raphael Lamar West
Portrait of:
Thomas West
Portrait of:
John West
Associated with:
Catherine II, Empress of Russia
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
W & G Smith
Acquisition date
1839
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1839,0413.45