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Benjamin West

Also known as: Benjamin West; primary name: West, Benjamin
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; British; American (USA); Male
Life dates: 1738-1820
Biography: History painter. Born in Pennsylvania; went to Rome 1760; to London in 1763, where he remained, elected RA in December 1768 and became President of the Royal Academy after the death of Renolds (served as PRA: 1792-1805, 1806-1820).
Bibliography: Lugt 419. Erffa and Staley, 'The Paintings of Benjamin West', Yale 1986 (includes a list of important prints after West's paintings); J.C.H.King: ' Woodlands artifacts from the studio of Benjamin West 1738-1820', American Indian Art Magazine, Winter 1991, vol 17(1), pp. 34-47.

883 related objects

bag; pouch

Museum number: Am1991,09.4 |
Ethnic group: x92855 Made by:Northeast Peoples |
Production date: 1750-1770 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Great Lakes

belt; garter

Museum number: Am1991,09.8.a-b |
Ethnic group: Made by:Northeast PeoplesMade by:Cree |
Production date: 1750-1770 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Great Lakes

book of prints; print

Museum number: L,64.1-78 |
Producer name: Print made by:Richard EarlomAfter:Claude Lorrain |
Production date: 1802-1810 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1926,1025.1-3 |
Producer name: Print made by:James DicksonPrinted by:M & N Hanhart |
Production date: 1844 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

book of prints; print

Museum number: A,4.1-12 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry MosesPublished by:Henry Moses |
Production date: 1811 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

drawing

Museum number: Pp,3.193 |
Producer name: Circle/School of:Palma GiovaneFormerly attributed to:Paolo Veronese |
Production date: 1559-1628

drawing

Museum number: 1866,0714.60 |
Producer name: BIOG22979 Drawn by:Claude Lorrain |
Production date: 1641

drawing

Museum number: Pp,1.54 |
Producer name: BIOG18589 Drawn by:Fra Bartolommeo |
Production date: 1487-1517

drawing

Museum number: Pp,4.64 |
Producer name: BIOG24403 Drawn by:Pietro Damini |
Production date: 1607-1631

drawing

Museum number: Pp,5.105 |
Producer name: BIOG44158 Drawn by:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1650-1660

drawing

Museum number: 1853,1210.844 |
Producer name: Circle/School of:Polidoro da CaravaggioFormerly attributed to:Pellegrino da Modena |
Production date: 1515-1543

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.27 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1753-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1860,0616.86 |
Producer name: Drawn by:RembrandtAfter:Andrea Mantegna |
Production date: 1652-1654

drawing

Museum number: 1868,0822.2516 |
Producer name: Drawn by:James GreenalghAfter:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1820

drawing

Museum number: 1943,1113.136 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1784

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0411.2 |
Producer name: BIOG41167 Drawn by:Parmigianino |
Production date: 1518-1540

drawing

Museum number: 1881,0312.112 |
Producer name: Drawn by:AnonymousAfter:William Woollett |
Production date: 1776-1815

drawing

Museum number: 1952,0229.8 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Jacopo Zanguidi BertoiaAttributed to:Girolamo Mirola |
Production date: 1559-1574

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.17 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1788

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.1288 |
Producer name: BIOG22076 Drawn by:Lodovico Carracci |
Production date: 1605-1609

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.11 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1817

drawing

Museum number: Pp,4.49 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Domenico Maria CanutiFormerly attributed to:Domenichino |
Production date: 1635-1684

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1931,0211.1 |
Producer name: BIOG142227 Drawn by:Thomas Gosden |
Production date: 1842

drawing

Museum number: Pp,3.8 |
Producer name: BIOG22073 Circle/School of:Annibale Carracci |
Production date: 1575-1609

drawing

Museum number: Pp,3.17 |
Producer name: BIOG22073 Drawn by:Annibale Carracci |
Production date: 1575-1609

drawing

Museum number: 1853,1210.493 |
Producer name: Drawn by:William SharpAfter:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1764-1824

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.18 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1805-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.758 |
Producer name: BIOG41167 After:Parmigianino |
Production date: 1518-1540

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.1153 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Gaspard DughetFormerly attributed to:Joseph Vernet |
Production date: 1615-1675

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.30 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1753-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0810.3 |
Producer name: BIOG41167 Drawn by:Parmigianino |
Production date: 1526-27

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.810 |
Producer name: BIOG48220 Drawn by:Pietro Testa |
Production date: 1627-1650

drawing

Museum number: 1910,0212.33 |
Producer name: BIOG41167 Circle/School of:Parmigianino |
Production date: 1518-1540

drawing

Museum number: 1881,0312.113 |
Producer name: Drawn by:AnonymousAfter:John Hall |
Production date: 1775

drawing

Museum number: Pp,3.190 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 16thC

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0608.149 |
Producer name: Attributed to:RembrandtAttributed to:Govert Flinck |
Production date: 1640-1645

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.29 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1753-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1994,0514.34 |
Producer name: Office/studio of:Peter Paul RubensDrawn by:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1614-1625

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.15 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1753-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.827 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Claudio RidolfiFormerly attributed to:Paolo Farinati |
Production date: 1620

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.825 |
Producer name: BIOG48593 Circle/School of:Titian |
Production date: 1493-1576

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.12 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1753-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.32 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1753-1820

drawing

Museum number: Pp,2.118 |
Producer name: Circle/School of:Lodovico CarracciFormerly attributed to:Titian |
Production date: 1569-1619

drawing

Museum number: Oo,10.174 |
Producer name: BIOG17770 Attributed to:Jan Asselyn |
Production date: 1625-1652

drawing

Museum number: 1994,0514.33 |
Producer name: Office/studio of:Peter Paul RubensDrawn by:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1614-1625

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.16 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1753-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.28 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1753-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1887,0613.9 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1788

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.1299 |
Producer name: BIOG44600 Drawn by:Jacob Isaaksz van Ruisdael |
Production date: 1648

drawing

Museum number: 1860,0616.85 |
Producer name: BIOG37102 Drawn by:Andrea Mantegna |
Production date: 1504-1506

drawing

Museum number: 1856,0614.2 |
Producer name: Drawn by:ParmigianinoAfter:Marcantonio |
Production date: 1524-1526

drawing

Museum number: Pp,1.69 |
Producer name: BIOG43118 After:Raphael |
Production date: 1498-1520

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.26 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1753-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.23 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1785

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.25 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1753-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1887,0613.3 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1784

drawing

Museum number: 1887,0613.6 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1738-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1871,0610.759 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1738-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1850,1021.1 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1738-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.2 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1760-1770

drawing

Museum number: 1887,0613.8 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1738-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.3 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1738-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1871,0610.763 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1783

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.4 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1738-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1897,1117.7 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1738-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1898,1216.8 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1738-1820

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1920,0615.14 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1808

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1848,1125.7 |
Producer name: BIOG49820 Drawn by:David Vinckboons |
Production date: 1608

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1848,1125.4 |
Producer name: BIOG49820 Drawn by:David Vinckboons |
Production date: 1608

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.13 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1753-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0824.153 |
Producer name: BIOG22979 Drawn by:Claude Lorrain |
Production date: 1664-1665

drawing

Museum number: 1913,0111.2 |
Producer name: BIOG44078 Attributed to:Giovanni Francesco Romanelli |
Production date: 1625-1662

drawing

Museum number: Y,5.81 |
Producer name: BIOG52035 After:Johan Joseph Zoffany |
Production date: 1772-1818

drawing

Museum number: 1887,0613.7 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1738-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.1141 |
Producer name: BIOG24258 Drawn by:Aelbert Cuyp |
Production date: 1635-1691

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.5 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1753-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.174 |
Producer name: BIOG46686 Drawn by:Frans Snyders |
Production date: 1630-1657

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.495 |
Producer name: BIOG38368 Drawn by:Michelangelo |
Production date: 1501-1503

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.445 |
Producer name: BIOG29492 Circle/School of:Benozzo Gozzoli |
Production date: 1491

drawing

Museum number: 1905,1110.7 |
Producer name: BIOG66835 Attributed to:Agostino Carracci |
Production date: 1572-1602

drawing

Museum number: 1854,0628.8 |
Producer name: BIOG25839 Drawn by:Gaspard Dughet |
Production date: 1615-1675

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.1121 |
Producer name: BIOG25839 Drawn by:Gaspard Dughet |
Production date: 1615-1675

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.6 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1753-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.31 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1753-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1868,0808.3180 |
Producer name: BIOG43118 Drawn by:Raphael |
Production date: 1498-1520

drawing

Museum number: Pp,5.140 |
Producer name: BIOG41065 Drawn by:Giovanni Paolo Pannini |
Production date: 1716-1765

drawing

Museum number: 1952,0428.1 |
Producer name: Circle/School of:Innocenzo FrancucciAfter:Baldassare Peruzzi |
Production date: 1509-1549

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.21 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1753-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.17 |
Producer name: BIOG17186 Drawn by:Alessandro Allori |
Production date: 1550-1607

drawing; cartoon

Museum number: Pp,1.76 |
Producer name: BIOG43118 Drawn by:Raphael |
Production date: 1498-1520

drawing

Museum number: 1994,0514.36 |
Producer name: Office/studio of:Peter Paul RubensDrawn by:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1614-1625

drawing

Museum number: Oo,7.200 |
Producer name: BIOG22979 Drawn by:Claude Lorrain |
Production date: 1645

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.858 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Leandro BassanoFormerly attributed to:Jacopo Bassano |
Production date: 1570-1590

drawing

Museum number: Pp,1.61 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Baccio BandinelliFormerly attributed to:Michelangelo |
Production date: 1514

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.458 |
Producer name: BIOG18589 Drawn by:Fra Bartolommeo |
Production date: 1495

drawing; album

Museum number: 1849,1003.167 |
Producer name: BIOG49322 Drawn by:Willem van de Velde II |
Production date: 1686

drawing

Museum number: 1994,0514.35 |
Producer name: Office/studio of:Peter Paul RubensDrawn by:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1614-1625

drawing

Museum number: 1920,0615.24 |
Producer name: BIOG50818 Drawn by:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1753-1820

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.596 |
Producer name: BIOG41270 Drawn by:Domenico Passignano |
Production date: 1575-1636