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Presentation of the Crown to William I

Artist:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Sitter:
William I, King of England, c. 1028 - 1087  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Dimensions:
198.1cm x 152.4cm (78" x 60"), Estimate
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1797
Topic:
William I, King of England: Male  Search this
William I, King of England: Rulers and Aristocracy\Aristocrat\Duke  Search this
William I, King of England: Rulers and Aristocracy\King\England  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Object number:
UK050009
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4235deaf8-73f0-403b-9a0d-19e4e4ef3abc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_UK050009

William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, when he Founded the Province of Pennsylvania in North America 1681

Referenced:
Penn, William  Search this
Original artist:
West, Benjamin  Search this
Publisher:
Boydell, John  Search this
Engraver:
Hall, John  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 49.7 cm x 63.8 cm; 19 9/16 in x 25 1/8 in
Object Name:
Print
Object Type:
Intaglio Processes
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, London
Associated Place:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
June 12, 1775
Subject:
Native Americans  Search this
American colonies  Search this
William Penn  Search this
ID Number:
2007.0160.19
Collector/donor number:
1981.03.01
Accession number:
2007.0160
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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-35a7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1329845

Children of King George III

Title:
Study for a Portrait Group of Five Children of King George III
Artist:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Sitter:
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, 1771 - 1851  Search this
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, 1773 - 1843  Search this
Princess Augusta Sophia, 1768 - 1840  Search this
Princess Elizabeth, 1770 - 1840  Search this
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, 1774 - 1850  Search this
Medium:
Black chalk drawing, heightened with white
Dimensions:
Estimate: 25.4 x 34.0 cm (10 x 13 3/8" )
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1775
Topic:
Interior\Interior with Exterior View  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Home Furnishings\Drape  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Dog  Search this
Architecture\Column  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Carpet  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Drum  Search this
Vehicle\Trolley  Search this
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover: Male  Search this
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover: Rulers and Aristocracy\King  Search this
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover: Rulers and Aristocracy\Aristocrat\Duke  Search this
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover: Rulers and Aristocracy\Prince  Search this
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex: Male  Search this
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex: Rulers and Aristocracy\Aristocrat\Duke  Search this
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex: Rulers and Aristocracy\Prince  Search this
Princess Elizabeth: Female  Search this
Princess Elizabeth: Rulers and Aristocracy\Princess  Search this
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge: Male  Search this
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge: Rulers and Aristocracy\Aristocrat\Duke  Search this
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge: Rulers and Aristocracy\Prince  Search this
Princess Augusta Sophia: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
Princess Augusta Sophia: Female  Search this
Princess Augusta Sophia: Rulers and Aristocracy\Princess  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Victoria and Albert Museum
Object number:
FA216
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41f8969dd-b998-472a-be77-0cfbb0dbb793
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_FA216

William Penn's Treaty with the Indians...

Maker:
Perkins & Heath  Search this
Darton & Harvey  Search this
Original artist:
West, Benjamin  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 15.5 cm x 19.7 cm; 6 3/32 in x 7 3/4 in
Object Name:
print
Object Type:
Engraving
ID Number:
1984.0816.02
Accession number:
1984.0816
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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng48c1780f5-1d94-41e2-aee5-89a15cbf0b17
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2012624

Self-Portrait (?)

Artist:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Possibly:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Medium:
Brown chalk drawing
Dimensions:
Estimate: 22.4 x 31.8 cm (8 13/16 x 12 1/2" )
Type:
Drawing
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Self-portrait  Search this
Benjamin West: Male  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Art instructor  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\History painter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: British Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings
Object number:
1920-6-15-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43279d11f-5feb-4a15-ab76-804fe8437e7d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1920-6-15-1

Benjamin West

Former Title:
Self-Portrait
Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Copy after:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Sitter:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
75.8 x 64.5cm (29 13/16 x 25 3/8")
Frame: 102.9 x 89.5cm (40 1/2 x 35 1/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1776
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Artwork  Search this
Printed Material\Papers  Search this
Self-portrait  Search this
Benjamin West: Male  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Art instructor  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\History painter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Gallery of Art
Object number:
1942.8.39 NGA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4388ad216-b60b-4f59-a023-373a5c0215dc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1942.8.39_NGA

Self-portrait

Artist:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Sitter:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1760
Topic:
Miniature  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Stock  Search this
Self-portrait  Search this
Benjamin West: Male  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Art instructor  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\History painter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
GA990064
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4021494dc-4bd7-445d-9ce4-639081891194
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_GA990064

Self-Portrait

Artist:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Sitter:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Painting
Topic:
Self-portrait  Search this
Home Furnishings\Tablecloth  Search this
Benjamin West: Male  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Art instructor  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\History painter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
NY990715
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43be97da2-8c70-49c2-8a13-dae54215bbad
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NY990715

Benjamin West Self-portrait Miniature/Miniature of a Woman

Artist:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Sitter:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Unidentified Woman  Search this
Medium:
Pencil on paper
Dimensions:
19.7 x 5.4cm (7 3/4 x 2 1/8")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1758-59
Topic:
Miniature  Search this
Self-portrait  Search this
Unidentified Woman: Female  Search this
Benjamin West: Male  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Art instructor  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\History painter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Object number:
PA280787
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4761205df-d72a-41c4-b092-5565a00c881a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_PA280787

Benjamin West

Artist:
James Morris Davis, active 1810-1840  Search this
Sitter:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Dimensions:
10.2 × 7.6cm (4 × 3")
Type:
Painting
Date:
early 19th century
Topic:
Printed Material\Document\Scroll  Search this
Miniature  Search this
Benjamin West: Male  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Art instructor  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\History painter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College
Object number:
PA900104
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4382f8331-2330-4df3-adb8-1515105705fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_PA900104

Self-portrait with a bust of George III

Artist:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Sitter:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Type:
Painting
Topic:
Artwork\Sculpture\Bust  Search this
Self-portrait  Search this
Benjamin West: Male  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Art instructor  Search this
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\History painter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: St. James's Club
Object number:
UK900047
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a76f566b-251f-4aa0-8775-b0596281985e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_UK900047

Benjamin West collection, 1771-circa 1879

Creator:
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820  Search this
Subject:
Spilsbury, Jonathan  Search this
Livingston, Robert R.  Search this
Boydell, John  Search this
Adams, John Quincy  Search this
Citation:
Benjamin West collection, 1771-circa 1879. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Expatriate artists -- England -- London  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9344
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211540
AAA_collcode_westbenj
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211540
Online Media:

Benjamin West

Attribution:
Benjamin Blyth, c. 1746 - after 1787  Search this
Sitter:
Benjamin West, ? - 1775  Search this
Medium:
Pastel on paper
Dimensions:
54.1cm x 39.9cm (21 5/16" x 15 11/16"), Sight
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1770
Topic:
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
Benjamin West: Male  Search this
Benjamin West: Military and Intelligence\Soldier\Revolutionary War  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Peabody Essex Museum
Object number:
116,640
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4020c6846-f0ec-4c15-87e5-c98439d8453e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_116_640

Arthur Middleton

Artist:
Philip F. Wharton, 1841 - 1880  Search this
Copy after:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Sitter:
Arthur Middleton, 1742 - 1787  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
60.9cm x 51cm (24" x 20 1/16"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1872?
Topic:
Arthur Middleton: Male  Search this
Arthur Middleton: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman  Search this
Arthur Middleton: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration  Search this
Arthur Middleton: Military and Intelligence\Soldier\Revolutionary War  Search this
Arthur Middleton: Politics and Government\US Congressman\South Carolina  Search this
Arthur Middleton: Law and Crime\Justice of the Peace  Search this
Arthur Middleton: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Planter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Independence National Historical Park
Object number:
13.185
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4dd5d1a53-6410-4383-9acc-a781b5a48403
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_13.185

General James Wolf

Artist:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Sitter:
James Wolfe, 1727 - 1759  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher (estimate): 40 x 47.5cm (15 3/4 x 18 11/16")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1777
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture  Search this
Nature & Environment\Clouds  Search this
Interior\Interior with Exterior View  Search this
Exterior\Sky  Search this
Printed Material\Papers  Search this
Printed Material\Map  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Military\Helmet  Search this
Costume\Armor  Search this
James Wolfe: Male  Search this
James Wolfe: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
James Wolfe: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\British Army  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Government Art Collection
Object number:
16720 GAC
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49f7ceedf-8e91-4c84-9e4e-3530c4209d65
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_16720_GAC

Portrait of General Wolfe

Artist:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Sitter:
James Wolfe, 1727 - 1759  Search this
Medium:
Bodycolor and graphite drawing on blue paper
Dimensions:
Estimate: 8.2 x 7.3 cm (3 1/4 x 2 7/8" )
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1771
Topic:
James Wolfe: Male  Search this
James Wolfe: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
James Wolfe: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\British Army  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: British Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings
Object number:
1871-6-10-757
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a5674847-1b89-428b-97cc-8de42caada06
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1871-6-10-757

Death of Wolfe

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Copy after:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Sitter:
James Wolfe, 1727 - 1759  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
100.6cm x 137.2cm (39 5/8" x 54"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1771?
Topic:
James Wolfe: Male  Search this
James Wolfe: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
James Wolfe: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\British Army  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Yale University Art Gallery
Object number:
1907.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48bef9639-1bf1-46a9-90bf-28e9174bc67d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1907.3

Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill)

Artist:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Sitter:
Guy Johnson, 1740 - 1788  Search this
Karonghyontye, ? - 1790  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Painting
Date:
1776
Topic:
Exterior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Sash  Search this
Guy Johnson: Male  Search this
Guy Johnson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\British Army  Search this
Guy Johnson: Politics and Government\Government official\British  Search this
Guy Johnson: Politics and Government\Loyalist  Search this
Karonghyontye: Male  Search this
Karonghyontye: Native American\Native American leader\Chief  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Gallery of Art
Object number:
1940.1.10 NGA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm441fba9ad-0e84-4b6f-b14b-d6b29cce3491
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1940.1.10_NGA

Death of General Wolfe at the Heights of Abraham

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Copy after:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Sitter:
James Wolfe, 1727 - 1759  Search this
Medium:
Oil on wood
Dimensions:
100.6cm x 137.2cm (39 5/8" x 54"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Topic:
James Wolfe: Male  Search this
James Wolfe: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
James Wolfe: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\British Army  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Yale University Art Gallery
Object number:
1943.68
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c479e7b3-0a40-421f-9e26-2b9db951139e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1943.68

Tadeusz Kosciuszko

Artist:
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this
Sitter:
Tadeusz Kosciuszko, 12 Feb 1746 - 15 Oct 1817  Search this
Medium:
Oil on mahogany
Dimensions:
Sight: 30.5 x 43.2cm (12 x 17")
Type:
Painting
Place:
United Kingdom\England\Greater London\London
Date:
1797
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Exterior\Landscape  Search this
Printed Material\Papers  Search this
Architecture\Window  Search this
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table\Writing table  Search this
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Inkstand  Search this
Home Furnishings\Curtain  Search this
Equipment\Medical Equipment\Crutch  Search this
Tadeusz Kosciuszko: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
Tadeusz Kosciuszko: Male  Search this
Tadeusz Kosciuszko: Military and Intelligence\Soldier\Revolutionary War  Search this
Tadeusz Kosciuszko: Education and Scholarship\Founder\School  Search this
Tadeusz Kosciuszko: Politics and Government\Patriot  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Allen Memorial Art Museum
Object number:
1946.46
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42d156197-70c8-4ab3-8891-345f94478d68
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1946.46

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