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The paintings include portraits of George III and Queen Charlotte by Reynolds, Christ Blessing Little Children by West, Spring by Mary Moser, The Tribute Money by John Singleton Copley and Samson and Delilah by John Francis Rigaud. [4] The work is today in the collection of the Royal Academy as is an 1800 engraving based on it by Cantlo ...
The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq., President of the Royal Academy of London. T. Cadell and W. Davies – via archive.org. Galt, John (1832). The progress of genius : or authentic memoirs of the early life of Benjamin West. Boston: Abridged for the use of young persons. Leonard C. Bowles – via archive.org.
Benjamin West was born in Pennsylvania and later moved to England, where he became a prominent artist, eventually serving as the second president of the Royal Academy. [2] Known for blending Neoclassical and Baroque traditions, West created religious and historical paintings that became models for subsequent generations of artists.
Both works remain in the Royal Collection. [4] [5] It was depicted at the Royal Academy's 1769 Summer Exhibition, the first ever exhibition of the academy. [6] The following year West produced his best-known work The Death of General Wolfe. In 1792 he became President of the Royal Academy.
West, later President of the Royal Academy, was known for history paintings featuring classical scenes as well as more modern works such as The Death of General Wolfe. This and a companion piece The Departure of Regulus, also featuring a scene from the Punic Wars, were commissioned by George III to hang in Buckingham Palace.
Portrait of Benjamin West is an 1810 portrait painting by the British artist Thomas Lawrence depicting the Anglo-American painter Benjamin West. [1] Ten years later Lawrence succeeded West, on his death, as the President of the Royal Academy. [2] West had made his name on both sides of the Atlantic with his 1770 epic painting The Death of ...
The Death of General Wolfe is a 1770 painting by Anglo-American artist Benjamin West, commemorating the 1759 Battle of Quebec, where General James Wolfe died at the moment of victory. The painting, containing vivid suggestions of martyrdom, broke a standard rule of historical portraiture by featuring individuals who had not been present at the ...
West was a British-American painter, President of the Royal Academy of Arts, and an official painter at the Court of St. James. [2] He had risen to prominence through works such as The Death of General Wolfe, The Departure of Regulus, and Agrippina Landing at Brundisium with the Ashes of Germanicus, which date from the decisive early years of his career between 1765 and 1772.