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Artist in the Global Art Registry
Benjamin West
1738–1820 · American
- Born
- 1738 · Springfield Township
- Died
- 1820 · London
81 works in the Collect24 Registry
Every work carries a permanent Collect24 Art ID, the way a book has an ISBN.
Benjamin West was an American-born British painter who specialised in history painting. He created works such as The Death of Nelson, The Death of General Wolfe, the Treaty of Paris, and Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky.
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Benjamin West (October 10, 1738 – March 11, 1820) was an American-born British painter who specialised in history painting, creating such works as The Death of Nelson, The Death of General Wolfe, the Treaty of Paris, and Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky. Entirely self-taught, West soon gained valuable patronage and toured Europe, eventually settling in London. He impressed King George III and was largely responsible for the launch of the Royal Academy, of which he became the second president (after Sir Joshua Reynolds). He was appointed historical painter to the court and Surveyor of the King's Pictures. West also painted religious subjects, as in his huge work The Preservation of St Paul after a Shipwreck at Malta, at the Chapel of St Peter and St Paul at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, and Christ Healing the Sick, presented to the National Gallery.
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81
Registered works
81
In museum collections
0
In gallery collections
0
In private collections
Featured works
Selected registered works by Benjamin West
Selected from 81 works by Benjamin West in the Collect24 Registry.
Benjamin West
Head of a Screaming Man (recto); Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso), 1792
black crayon
32.3 × 40.7 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art
C24-208450
Benjamin West
Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso), 1792
black crayon
32.3 × 40.7 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art
C24-208432
Benjamin West
The Fright of Astyanax (Hector Bidding Farewell to Andromache), 1797
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, and blue and white opaque watercolor, on brown paper
31.8 × 46 cm
J. Paul Getty Museum
C24-207574
Benjamin West
Head of a Screaming Man (recto), 1792
black crayon
32.3 × 40.7 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art
C24-193501
Benjamin West
Mary Hopkinson, ca. 1764
oil on canvas
127.8 × 96.9 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-140321
Benjamin West
Helen Brought to Paris, 1776
oil on canvas
143.3 × 198.3 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-131406
Benjamin West
Self-Portrait, 1819
oil on paperboard
82.2 × 65 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-127966
Benjamin West
George III, 1783
oil on canvas
126.5 × 101 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art
C24-109030
Benjamin West
Prince Octavius (1779-83), 1783
oil paint
128.3 × 101.6 cm
Royal Collection
C24-311532
Benjamin West
The Burghers of Calais, 1789
oil paint
100 × 153.3 cm
Royal Collection
C24-303643
Benjamin West
Queen Charlotte (1744-1818), 1782
oil paint
226.8 × 140.9 cm
Royal Collection
C24-303589
Benjamin West
Edward III Entertaining his Prisoners, 1788
oil paint
100 × 152.7 cm
Royal Collection
C24-288557
Museums and collections
Where works by Benjamin West are registered
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, United States
16 works
- Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
10 works
- National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
9 works
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
8 works
- Royal Collection
United Kingdom
8 works
- Tate
United Kingdom
6 works
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
United States
5 works
- Detroit Institute of Arts
United States
3 works
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, D.C., United States
3 works
- National Gallery
United Kingdom
2 works
- Royal Museums Greenwich
United Kingdom
2 works
- SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
2 works
- Yale Center for British Art
United States
2 works
- J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
1 work
- National Galleries Scotland
United Kingdom
1 work
- National Portrait Gallery
Washington, D.C., United States
1 work
- National Trust
United Kingdom
1 work
- Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
1 work
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