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Benjamin West (American, 1738–1820) — VisualArtsDB

Benjamin West (American, 1738–1820)

b. 1738 — d. 1820

American Painting and Sculpture Drawings Prints

Timeline

Born 1738 — Died 1820

1760s

Christ at Emmaus

Christ at Emmaus

Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael

Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael

1780s

George III

George III

Head of a Screaming Man (recto); Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

Head of a Screaming Man (recto); Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

Head of a Screaming Man (recto)

Head of a Screaming Man (recto)

Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

1790s

British Manufactory; A Sketch

British Manufactory; A Sketch

1800s

Specimens of Polyautography: The Angel at the Tomb of Christ

Specimens of Polyautography: The Angel at the Tomb of Christ

Works

8 artworks

Christ at Emmaus

Christ at Emmaus

, 1760

Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael

Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael

, 1765

George III

George III

, 1783

Head of a Screaming Man (recto); Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

Head of a Screaming Man (recto); Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

, 1787

Head of a Screaming Man (recto)

Head of a Screaming Man (recto)

, 1787

Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

, 1787

British Manufactory; A Sketch

British Manufactory; A Sketch

, 1791

Specimens of Polyautography: The Angel at the Tomb of Christ

Specimens of Polyautography: The Angel at the Tomb of Christ

, 1801