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Benjamin West by Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820, James Smith — VisualArtsDB

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Benjamin West

Benjamin West

Benjamin West

Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820 James Smith

1770

Medium: Oil on canvas
Genre: Paintings
Museum: National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

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Provenance: Robert Mylne, London, 1889. (Scott and Fowles, New York); Mrs. Ben Ali Haggan; bequest to Margaret Hall School, Versailles, Kentucky; gift 1980 to NPG

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