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Benjamin West

96 works

Benjamin West (1738-1820) was a painter and architectural drafter. Read more

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Oil portrait of a woman in a dark headscarf and green shawl embracing a young child who rests his head on her cheek.

Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael

c. 1770

Portrait of a man in armor and red ermine-trimmed robe, with a blue sash, holding a scroll, with ships at sea behind.

George III

1783

Angel drives Adam and Eve from a dark stormy paradise while a serpent coils on the ground below.

The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise

1791, retouched 1803

Painting of a winged nude youth holding a torch and reins among a lion, horse, eagle, doves, and cherubs in a stormy sky.

Omnia Vincit Amor, or The Power of Love in the Three Elements

1809

Portrait of a young woman in a pink dress and gold shawl, leaning on a ledge before a blue landscape.

Sarah Ursula Rose

1756

Painting of richly robed men in wigs gathered around a reclining figure in a formal chamber with a crimson canopy.

The Death of Chatham

1778

Painting of gentlemen in period dress fishing from a boat among reeds, with a distant town and sailing ships on the river.

Gentlemen Fishing

1794

Painting of a seaside bathing place with children and women in the surf, white bathing machines, and a chalk cliff.

The Bathing Place at Ramsgate

1788

Painting of a grieving man beside a seated woman in white holding out a dagger, with a classical bust behind them.

Paetus and Arria

1766

Painting of an armored knight with raised sword held back by a hooded woman, beside a seated old man in a cave of skeletons.

The Cave of Despair

1772

Painting of milkmaids and cows in a London park with onlookers and Westminster Abbey's tower in the distance.

Milkmaids in St. James's Park, Westminster Abbey Beyond

1801

Painting of a violent sea battle with smoke-filled skies, burning ships, soldiers in boats and sailors struggling in the wate

The Battle of La Hogue

1778

Painting of a Nelson memorial with allegorical figures, cherubs, a laurel wreath, flags and sailors beneath a classical plaqu

The Apotheosis of Nelson

1807

Painting of men cutting and hauling timber in a wooded clearing, with a distant city skyline under a cloudy sky.

Woodcutters in Windsor Park

1795

Oval painting of a seated woman in white working with thread beside a sleeping baby, with figures in a doorway at right.

The Golden Age

1776

Classical painting of a king gesturing toward a grieving seated woman beside a young woman and children, with armored soldier

Cleombrotus Ordered into Banishment by Leonidas II, King of Sparta

1768

Painting of two nude captive youths led before a laurel-crowned woman in white robes, with an armed crowd and columns.

Pylades and Orestes Brought as Victims before Iphigenia

1766

Painting of a seated man in green robes watching two women and a winged cupid before a red curtain and cloudy sky.

Helen Brought to Paris

1776

Oil self-portrait of an older man in a black top hat and red cloak, holding a quill over paper at a desk.

Self-Portrait

1810

Painting of an elderly man in a black top hat and red cloak, holding a quill pen over paper at a desk.

Self-Portrait

1819

Oil painting of a seated man in green robes with women and a winged cupid beside a red curtain under a cloudy sky.

Helen Brought to Paris

1770

Oval allegorical painting of cherubs, women beside a silver urn, and workers spinning and weaving in a classical workshop.

British Manufactory; A Sketch

1791

Portrait of a seated woman in pink silk gown and pearls holding a mandolin, against a dark curtain and pale sky.

Mary Hopkinson

1760

Painting of a dying officer in red uniform surrounded by grieving soldiers, a kneeling Native American figure, and a billowin

The Death of General Wolfe

1770

Oil portrait of two men in a rocky landscape, one in a red coat and fur cloak, the other in beaded Indigenous dress.

Portrait of Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill), 1776

1775

Oil portrait of a reclining man in a dark coat beside a red-curtained window, with a domed city beyond and a writing desk.

General Thaddeus Kosciusko

1797

Painting of a red-coated officer restraining a warrior above a wounded white-coated man, with soldiers and a battle in the ba

General Johnson Saving a Wounded French Officer from the Tomahawk of a North American Indian

1764

Large painting of a crowded warship deck in battle, with a dying admiral at centre surrounded by officers and sailors.

The Death of Nelson

1806

Painting of a walled garden courtyard with a family group in period dress, a dog, a cat, and a brick house under clouds.

West Family in the Studio Garden

1800

Painting of a dying woman in blue drapery, a hooded man in red leaning over her, a dog and spear in a forest.

The Death of Procris

1770, retouched 1803

Painting of a bearded man on a rock gesturing toward light as winged angels in white and red robes surround him.

Moses Shown the Promised Land

1801

Painting of two men in a rocky cave, one in a red coat holding a rifle, one in a feathered headdress and beaded robe.

Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill)

1776

Benjamin West (1738-1820) was a painter and architectural drafter. Benjamin West was born in Springfield Township and died in London. The work of Benjamin West is associated with Romanticism and Neoclassicism. Browse 96 works by Benjamin West from 33 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata