Benjamin West

Benjamin West (1738–1820) was a United States painter, architectural drafter and artist.

Also recorded as R. A. Benjamin West; P. R. A. Benjamin West; Sir Benjamin West; B. West; Mr. West; West.

Overview

The authority record associates the name with Neoclassicism and Romanticism. Work is classified under history painting, portrait and religious painting. Places of work recorded in the authority include New York City, Rome and London. Works named in the authority record include Erasistratus the Physician Discovers the Love of Antiochus for Stratonice and The Death of General Wolfe. Catalogue entries for paintings state support, medium, dimensions and signature. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

18th- and 19th-century English painter (1738–1820)

Sources

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“Benjamin West”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q313498: Benjamin West
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